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.)