Tívor

Old Norse Dictionary - tívor

Meaning of Old Norse word "tívor"

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

tívor
m. [this word, a απ. λεγ. in the Vsp., is, as the form shews (the r being radical), different from the preceding, but identical with the A. S. tifr or tiber = a victim, hostage, and akin to tafn, q. v.]:—a victim; Baldri, blóðgum tívor, Balder, the bloody victim, Vsp.

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

Abbreviations used:

απ. λεγ.
απαξ. λεγόμενον.
A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
m.
masculine.
q. v.
quod vide.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Vsp.
Völuspá. (A. I.)
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