Júg-tanni

Old Norse Dictionary - júg-tanni

Meaning of Old Norse word "júg-tanni"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

júg-tanni
a, m., qs. jótr-tanni (?), ‘tusk-tooth,’ poët. for a bear, Korm., Lex. poët.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᚢᚴ-ᛏᛅᚾᚾᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
poët.
poetically.
qs.
quasi.

Works & Authors cited:

Korm.
Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
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