Tjald-búð

Old Norse Dictionary - tjald-búð

Meaning of Old Norse word "tjald-búð"

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

tjald-búð
f. a tent-booth, Stj. 247; þeir görðu þar tjaldbúðir er heitir á Tjalda-velli, Landn. 270: eccl. the Tabernacle, Hb. 544. 1, Fms. v. 276, Stj., n. T., Vídal.

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

Abbreviations used:

eccl.
ecclesiastical.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hb.
Hauks-bók. (H. IV.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
N. T.
New Testament.
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Vídal.
Vídalíns-Postilla.
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