Tylla

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Tylla

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 tylla

t, [tolla], to sit loosely; tylla sér niðr; tylla sér á tá, to stand on tiptoe.

2 tylla

II. reflex. to go with a light step; mýrar lágu ílla, mátti tyllask á vetrar-brautum, the ice on the moors was unsafe, but could be tripped over, Sturl. iii. 140.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᚢᛚᛚᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

l.
Linnæus.
reflex
reflexive.
reflex.
reflexive.

Works & Authors

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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