Tólf-ræðr

Old Norse Dictionary - tólf-ræðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "tólf-ræðr"

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

tólf-ræðr
adj. consisting of twelve tens, epithet of a hundred; tólfrætt hundrað, a duodecimal hundred, i. e. a hundred and twenty, Ó. H. (pref.), Grág. ii. 91, Sks. 56, Fb. i. 271 (see hundrað).

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
f.
feminine.
i. e.
id est.
pref.
preface.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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