Sex-tugr

Old Norse Dictionary - sex-tugr

Meaning of Old Norse word "sex-tugr"

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

sex-tugr
sex-tögr, adj. sixty: of age, sixty years old, Landn. 300 (twice), Fms. ii. 251, Stj. 160, 191: of measure, sixty fathoms (ells) long, refil sextögan, Gísl. 21; fordyri sextugt, Fms. viii. 14; þar var sextugt ofan á fjöru-grjótið, a sixty-fathom precipice, Fb. ii. 159; dreki sextugr at rúma-tali, Ó. H. 161.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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