Tjörugr

Meaning of Old Norse word "tjörugr" (or tjǫrugr)

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

tjörugr (tjǫrugr)

adj. tarred; tjörgum árum, Hornklofi, (but in mod. usage uncontr. throughout.)

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

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