Tjörgaðr

Old Norse Dictionary - tjörgaðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "tjörgaðr" (or tjǫrgaðr)

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

tjörgaðr (tjǫrgaðr)
part. tarred, Fms. i. 128.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, tjörgaðr may be more accurately written as tjǫrgaðr.

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

Abbreviations used:

part.
participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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