Tjalds-trönur
Old Norse Dictionary - tjalds-trönur
Meaning of Old Norse word "tjalds-trönur" (or tjalds-trǫnur)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- tjalds-trönur (tjalds-trǫnur)
- f. pl. a platform on which to pitch a tent, Sturl. i. 147.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, tjalds-trönur may be more accurately written as tjalds-trǫnur.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛁᛅᛚᛏᛋ-ᛏᚱᚢᚾᚢᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)