Tág

Old Norse Dictionary - tág

Meaning of Old Norse word "tág"

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

tág
f., pl. tágar, (tægr, Barl. 86), a willow-twig; stokk af tágum ok sefi görvan, Stj. 251: of the roots of a plant or tree, tré tekr at hníga ef höggr tág undan, Am. 69; upp at rífa þær rætr ok tægr, Barl. 86; lágu þar á tágar af hjartanu (heart-strings), Ó. H. 223.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.
Atla-mál. (A. II.)
Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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