Togi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Togi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 togi

a, m. a leader; in her-togi, leið-togi; [cp. A. S. heretoga; Germ. her-zog.]

2 togi

II. [tog], carded wool, wool drawn into a hank, from which the thread is spun; esp. in the metaph. phrase, það er af þeim toga spunnið, ‘tis spun from that tow, of causes or motives.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᚢᚴᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
ch
chapter.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
esp
especially.
esp.
especially.
Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
p.
page.
S.
South, Southern.

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