Teinur
Old Norse Dictionary - teinur
Meaning of Old Norse word "teinur"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- teinur
- f. pl. [cp. Ulf. tainjo = κόφινος], a basket, creel, used for fishing; eigi eigu menn at leggja net um þvera á né göra teinor í eða góra garða eða ker, nema einn maðr eigi alla ána, Grág. ii. 350. teina-stæði, n. a place where creels are put (in a river), D. n. i. 889.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛁᛁᚾᚢᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
Works & Authors cited:
- D. N.
- Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)