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.)