Old Norse Dictionary Entry

TÝR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 TÝR

m., gen. Týs, acc. dat. Tý; the form tívar, see tívi, may even be regarded as an irreg. plur. to tý-r; cp. Twisco, qs. Tivisco, in Tacit. Germ.; [for the identity of this word with Sansk. dyaus, dîvas = heaven, Gr. Ζεύς, Διός, Lat. divus, O. H. G. Ziw, see Max Müller’s Lectures on Science of Language, 2nd Series, p. 425]:—prop. the generic name of the highest divinity, which remains in compds, as Farma-týr, hanga-týr: as also in Týs-áttungr, the offspring of gods (Gr. διο-γενής), Ýt.: tý-framr, adj., Haustl. 1: tý-hraustr, valiant as a god: tý-spakr, godly-wise, Edda 16.

2 TÝR

II. the name of the god Týr, the one-armed god of war; see Edda passim. Týs-dagr, m. Tuesday, (Germ. Dienstag), Fms. ix. 42, N. G. L. i. 10, 343, 348, Hkr. iii. 416; spelt Týrs-dagr (Dan. Tirsdag), Fms. vii. 295, ix. 42, Rb. 572.

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Runic Inscription

TÝR

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

acc.: accusative.
adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
dat.: dative.
gen.: genitive.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
Gr.: Greek.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
irreg.: irregular.
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
O. H. G.: Old High German.
p.: page.
plur.: plural.
prop: properly.
prop.: properly.
qs.: quasi.
Sansk.: Sanskrit.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Haustl.: Haustlöng. (A. I.)
Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

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