Taug
Old Norse Dictionary - taug
Meaning of Old Norse word "taug"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word taug can mean:taug
- taug
- f., pl. taugar, MS. 623. 33, and so in mod. usage; [A. S. teâg, tige; Engl. tag, tie; Germ. tau; Swed. tag, etc.]:—a string, rope: lausa-taug, tauginni, Eg, 579; taugar-endi, … smeygja tauginni af hálsi sér, FmS. vi. 368; tóku hestana ok lögðu taug við, Vígl. 21; taugar þær héldu, er á hálsum þeirra vóru, 623. 33; guðvefjar-taug, Stj. 360.
- taug
- 2. mod. cords, strings, nerves; hjarta-taugar, heart-strings(see tág): hence the phrase, það er góð taug í honum, there are good fibres in him (of feeling and character); ragr í hverja taug, a coward in every fibre, FaS. iii. 297; see tog and tág.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛅᚢᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Engl.
- English.
- etc.
- et cetera.
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- pl.
- plural.
- S.
- Saga.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Vígl.
- Víglundar Saga. (D. V.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)