TUGGA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

TUGGA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 TUGGA

n, f. [tyggja], a chewed mouthful, the word is freq. in mod. usage, but seems not to be found in old prose, although it occurs in poets (in poët. phrases), munins tugga, Gísl., Lex. Poët.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᚢᚴᚴᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
f.: feminine.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
l.: Linnæus.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
poët.: poetical, poetically.

Works & Authors

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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