Tjúga

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Tjúga

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 tjúga

u, f. [Dan. hö-tyv; Swed. tjuga; from the obsolete verb tjúga]:—a pitch-fork, prop. a ‘drawer;’ hey-tjúga, a hay-fork; rann verkþræll á árbakkann, ok skaut hey-tjúgu í lið þeirra, Hkr. i. 25: a nickname, Sturl. ii. 160. tjúgu-skegg, n. fork-beard, a nickname of the famous Danish king Swein, the conqueror of England, Fms. This word is quite obsolete in Icel., but in full use in Swed. and Dan.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᛁᚢᚴᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Engl: English.
f.: feminine.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
O. H. G.: Old High German.
p.: page.
part: participle.
part.: participle.
prop: properly.
prop.: properly.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors

Darr.: Darraðar-ljóð. (A. III.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkm.: Hákonar-mál. (A. III.)
Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Merl.: Merlinus Spa. (A. III.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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