Tryggð

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Tryggð

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᚱᚢᚴᚴᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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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