Tóna

Old Norse Dictionary - tóna

Meaning of Old Norse word "tóna"

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

tóna
að, [Lat. tonare], to intone, of the priest in the service: to set in tunes, in a book, syngja sléttan söng eptir því sem tónat væri á kór-bókum, Bs. i. 847.

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

Abbreviations used:

Lat.
Latin.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
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