Bjór-tjöld
Old Norse Dictionary - bjór-tjöld
Meaning of Old Norse word "bjór-tjöld" (or bjór-tjǫld)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- bjór-tjöld (bjór-tjǫld)
- n. tapestry, = bjórr, Vm. 135: b. um sönghús, id.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, bjór-tjöld may be more accurately written as bjór-tjǫld.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᚢᚱ-ᛏᛁᚢᛚᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Vm.
- Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)