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.)