Tjald-skör
Old Norse Dictionary - tjald-skör
Meaning of Old Norse word "tjald-skör" (or tjald-skǫr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- tjald-skör (tjald-skǫr)
- f. the border, edge of a tent; kona sat út við tjaldskörina, Ld. 30; þá hljóp inn of tjaldskarar Sigurðr Þorláksson, Ó. H. 158; hann gengr inn til tjalds þess er Gautr var, sprettir tjaldskörum, gengr inn í tjaldit at rúmi Gauts ok vekr hann, Fbr. 52 new Ed., Bs. i. 509.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, tjald-skör may be more accurately written as tjald-skǫr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛁᛅᛚᛏ-ᛋᚴᚢᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)