Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Tryggð

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

3 definitions

1 tryggð

f. [Ulf. renders διαθήκη by triggwa; A. S. treowð; Engl. truth; hence mid. Lat. treuga; Engl. truce]:—faith, good faith, trustiness, as of a friend; trú og trygð.

2 tryggð

2. as a law term, esp. in plur., plighted faith, truce; eiða svarða, unnar trygðir, Skv. 3. 20; griðum ok trygðum, N. G. L. ii. 50; gengu til ok veittu Gunnari trygðir, Nj. 88; svíkja e-n í trygð or trygðum, to betray one in time of truce, Hkr. i. (in a verse), Ld. 8; Hrafn son þinn sveik hann í trygðum, Ísl. ii. 272; hvat skal hans trygðum trúa, Hm. 110; ú-trygð, falseness, perfidy.

3 tryggð

COMPDS: trygðaeiðr, trygðafesta, trygðakaup, trygðamaðr, trygðamál, trygðarof, trygðarofsmaðr.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

tryggð

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "tryggð" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
f.: feminine.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
mid. Lat.: Middle Latin.
p.: page.
plur.: plural.
S.: South, Southern.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Skv.: Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)

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