Tygi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Tygi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 tygi

n. [A. S. ga-teawa; O. H. G. ziug; Germ. zeug; Dan. töi; Engl. toy]:—gear, harness; flestöll tygi þau er þeir höfðu átt, Fb. iii. 567; söðull með öllum tygjum, D. N. i. 321; þitt ess eðr tygi, Pr. 422; reið-tygi, saddle-harness.

2 tygi

2. metaph. kind; einn at þessu vánda tye (= tyge) er Robert klerkr af Broc (de funesta illa progenie), Thom. 231: mod., af sama tægi, a sample of the same piece.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᚢᚴᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
O. H. G.: Old High German.
S.: South, Southern.

Works & Authors

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

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