Kirkju-tjöld
Old Norse Dictionary - kirkju-tjöld
Meaning of Old Norse word "kirkju-tjöld" (or kirkju-tjǫld)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kirkju-tjöld (kirkju-tjǫld)
- n. pl. church hangings, Vm. 11, Grág. i. 460.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, kirkju-tjöld may be more accurately written as kirkju-tjǫld.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᚱᚴᛁᚢ-ᛏᛁᚢᛚᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Vm.
- Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)