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.)