Tólgr
Old Norse Dictionary - tólgr
Meaning of Old Norse word "tólgr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- tólgr
- m. (mod. also tólg, f., or even tólk); [Engl. tallow; Germ., Dan. talg; akin to Goth. tulgus = στερεός]:—tallow, when melted and stiffened; til tólgs ok vax, Pm. 103; tólgar skjöldr, a round piece of melted tallow.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᛚᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- Goth.
- Gothic.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Pm.
- Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)