Tann-garðr
Old Norse Dictionary - tann-garðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "tann-garðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- tann-garðr
- m. ‘tooth-fence,’ ‘tooth-wall,’ the row of teeth = Gr. ερκος ὀδόντων, Nj. 39, Skálda 170, Dropl. 25.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛅᚾᚾ-ᚴᛅᚱᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Gr.
- Greek.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Dropl.
- Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Skálda
- Skálda. (H. I.)