þegn-skylda

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

þegn-skylda

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 þegn-skylda

u, f. the duty of a thane towards his liege-lord, allegiance; hollosta, þ., ok hlýðni við konung, Gþl. 67; alla þá er í hans þegn-skyldu eru, 62; játa e-m þegnskyldu, Fms. ix. 257; leggja krafir eða þegnskyldur (duties) á e-n, H. E. i. 465.

Runic Inscription

þᛁᚴᚾ-ᛋᚴᚢᛚᛏᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
l.
Linnæus.
þ.
þáttr.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

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