Tengðir

Old Norse Dictionary - tengðir

Meaning of Old Norse word "tengðir"

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

Old Norse word tengðir can mean:tengðir

tengðir
f. pl. ‘bonds,’ affinity; as a law phrase this word displaced the old heathen sifjar, q. v.; réttr at tengðum, Grág. i. 191; fyrir tengða sakir, Nj. 177; var honum efling at tengðum við Mýra-menn, Ld. 98; binda saman lag sitt ok félagskap eptir því sem tengðir þeirra vórn til, Fms. iv. 295; hann batt við þá tengðir, Eb. 4; ná-tengðir.
tengðir
COMPDS: tengðafaðir, tengðalið, tengðamenn, tengðamóðir, tengðasystir.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
pl.
plural.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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