Til-raun

Old Norse Dictionary - til-raun

Meaning of Old Norse word "til-raun"

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

til-raun
f. a trial, experiment, Fms. iii. 72; göra t., Fær. 32, Fms. vi. 163, Fs. 6; önnur skírri tilraun, Lv. 78.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Fær.
Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
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