Tjálgr
Old Norse Dictionary - tjálgr
Meaning of Old Norse word "tjálgr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- tjálgr
- n. [A. S. telgor = a branch, bough; Gr. δολιχός; Let. dilgas]:—a prong, fork (?), an obsolete word, which occurs only twice, viz. handar-tjálgr, ‘hand-prongs’ i. e. the arms or the fingers (?), Sighvat; uxu tjálgur, langir leggir ok ljótt höfuð, FaS. iii. 18 (in a verse).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛁᛅᛚᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Gr.
- Greek.
- i. e.
- id est.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
- viz.
- namely.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)