Tívor

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Tívor

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᛁᚢᚢᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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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