Tignar-nafn
Old Norse Dictionary - tignar-nafn
Meaning of Old Norse word "tignar-nafn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- tignar-nafn
- n. high rank; t. at ek mætta jarl heita, Fms. vi. 289, cp. i. 53, 61, vii. 119; tignar-nöfn svá sem konungs nafn eðr nafn jarls, Edda 104.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛁᚴᚾᛅᚱ-ᚾᛅᚠᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)