Hör-týgill
Old Norse Dictionary - hör-týgill
Meaning of Old Norse word "hör-týgill" (or hǫr-týgill)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hör-týgill (hǫr-týgill)
- m. a hempen cord, Stj. 416. Judges xv. 14.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hör-týgill may be more accurately written as hǫr-týgill.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚱ-ᛏᚢᚴᛁᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)