Sjau-tugr

Old Norse Dictionary - sjau-tugr

Meaning of Old Norse word "sjau-tugr"

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

sjau-tugr
mod. sjö-tugr, adj. seventy years old, K. Þ. K. 134, Fs. 160. Bs. i. 77, Stj. 554: of measure, measuring seventy fathoms, ells. sjautug-faldliga, adv. sevenfyfold, Stj. 46.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
adv.
adverb.
mod.
modern.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
K. Þ. K.
Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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