Tendra

Old Norse Dictionary - tendra

Meaning of Old Norse word "tendra"

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

tendra
að, [tendr; Dan. tænde; Swed. tända; cp. A. S. tyndre; Engl. tinder; cp. Germ. zänden]:—to make a fire, light; t. ljós, Sturl. ii. 67, Orkn. 208, v. l.; t. kerti, Hkr. i. 283, FmS. viii. 56; t. eld, i. 268; Hallfreðr sló eld ok tendraðisk eigi skjótt, ii. 82; vóru þá ljós upp tendruð, iii. 139; tendra sinn hug, BS. i. 238; kveykt eða tendrað, Mar.; tendrask með æði, upp tendrandisk, id.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.
Swed.
Swedish.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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