Tign

Old Norse Dictionary - tign

Meaning of Old Norse word "tign"

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

Old Norse word tign can mean:tign

tign
f. the state of being high-born, highness; taka af honum (the earl) tignina, Eg. 271; með mikilli tign ok virðingu, Fms. xi. 88; eptir tign verðleiks, Hom. 29; kyns tign, birth, rank, GrEg. 64; fyrir tignar sakir várrar (of a king), Nj. 6; tign þín, your highness, 655 xxviii. 2; há-tign, majesty, (mod.)
tign
COMPDS: tignarbragð, tignardregill, tignarklæði, tignarkóróna, tignarlauss, tignarmaðr, tignarmark, tignarnafn, tignarskrúð, tignarstóll, tignarsvipr, tignarsæti.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Greg.
Gregory. (F. II.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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