Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Tívor

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 tívor

m. [this word, a απ. λεγ. in the Vsp., is, as the form shews (the r being radical), different from the preceding, but identical with the A. S. tifr or tiber = a victim, hostage, and akin to tafn, q. v.]:—a victim; Baldri, blóðgum tívor, Balder, the bloody victim, Vsp.

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Runic Inscription

tívor

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.: masculine.
p.: page.
q. v.: quod vide.
S.: South, Southern.
v.: vide, verb.
απ. λεγ.: απαξ. λεγόμενον.

Works & Authors

Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)

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