Til-sögn
Old Norse Dictionary - til-sögn
Meaning of Old Norse word "til-sögn" (or til-sǫgn)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- til-sögn (til-sǫgn)
- f. (segja til), a confession; t. synda, 625. 179: mod. information, teaching, tilsagnar-fingr, m. the index-finger, Stj. 210.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, til-sögn may be more accurately written as til-sǫgn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛁᛚ-ᛋᚢᚴᚾ
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:
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)