Tjösull
Old Norse Dictionary - tjösull
Meaning of Old Norse word "tjösull" (or tjǫsull)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- tjösull (tjǫsull)
- m. [cp. A. S. tæsel; Engl. teasle; Lzt. dipsacus fullonum; perh. from the herb being used for charms]:—a magical character, Skm. 29; cp. Swed. tjusa, fortjusa, = to charm, spell-bind.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, tjösull may be more accurately written as tjǫsull.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛁᚢᛋᚢᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- perh.
- perhaps.
- S.
- Saga.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Skm.
- Skírnis-mál. (A. I.)