Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Tygill

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 tygill

m., pl. tuglar (like lykill, pl. luklar), a dimin.; [akin to tog; cp. Germ. zügel]:—a string, strap, thong, esp. of the strap with which a cloak was fastened round the neck; möttull á tuglum, Fms. vii. 201; tygill er menit var fest með, Ó. H. 135; á tuglunum taflpungsins var gullbaugr, Gullþ. 20; in Lv. 41 read, ok gullbaugr (for gullband) á tyglinum.

2 tygill

COMPDS: tugla-möttull, -feldr, m. a cloak with a strap, Fær. 263, Fms. v. 292, Sturl. ii. 154, (Bs. i. 556 spelt tugla-.) tygil-knífr, m. a knife or dirk hanging from the belt on a tygill, Fms. vi. 165, x. 149, Ísl. ii. 277.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

tygill

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "tygill" 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.
dimin.: diminutive.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
num.: numeral.
p.: page.
pl.: plural.
s. v.: sub verbo.
v.: vide, verb.
þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fær.: Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Gullþ.: Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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