Orms-tunga
Old Norse Dictionary - orms-tunga
Meaning of Old Norse word "orms-tunga"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- orms-tunga
- u, f. a snake’s tongue cast in silver, Dipl. iii. 4, v. 18, Bs. i. 690: as a nickname, Landn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱᛘᛋ-ᛏᚢᚾᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Dipl.
- Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)