Tí-ræðr

Old Norse Dictionary - tí-ræðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "tí-ræðr"

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

tí-ræðr
adj. decimal, of a hundred, tvau hundruð tíræð, two decimal hundreds, opp. to the duodecimal (see hundrað), Bs. i. 136, Ská;lda 166; at bókmáli verða öll hundruð tíræð, Sks. 57: a hundred years old, Fms. iv. 24; vetri miðr enn t., 623. 27: measuring a hundred (fathoms, ells), eldhúsit var tírætt at lengd, en tíu faðma breitt, Gísl. 14.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
l.
line.
opp.
opposed.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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