Tímgask

Old Norse Dictionary - tímgask

Meaning of Old Norse word "tímgask"

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

Old Norse word tímgask can mean:tímgask

tímgask
ð (spelt and sounded tíngast), dep. to thrive; lítt hafa menn setið yfir várum hlut Mýra-manna, þá er oss tímgaðisk, Sturl. i. 225.
tímgask
2. to increase, multiply, of breeding; eprir þat kom hafr til geita hans, ok tingaðisk þá svá skjótt fé hans, at hann varð skjótt vellauðigr, Landn. 271.

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

Abbreviations used:

dep.
deponent.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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