Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Tyggi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 tyggi

thus, not tiggi, as seen from rhymes, tyggi, glygg, hnyggr tyggi, hygg tyggja, Geisli 9, Lex. Poët.; [the word is therefore derived from tjúga (q. v.), toginn, (cp. Germ. ziehen, ge-zogen), and is akin to Germ. -zog, in her-zog, Lat. duc-s]:—a leader, chief, but only in poetry, Lex. Poët., freq. in old and mod. ballads.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

tyggi

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
p.: page.
q. v.: quod vide.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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