Tann-fjöld

Meaning of Old Norse word "tann-fjöld" (or tann-fjǫld)

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

tann-fjöld (tann-fjǫld)

f. the row of teeth, Ad. 9.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, tann-fjöld may be more accurately written as tann-fjǫld.

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