Tún-garðr

Old Norse Dictionary - tún-garðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "tún-garðr"

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

tún-garðr
m. a ‘town-garth,’ fence of a tún, Grág. i. 147, ii. 263, Eg. 713, Ld. 138, Gullþ. 61, 77, Bs. i. 648, K. Á. 64, Fms. vi. 368.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
þ.
þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Gullþ.
Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
K. Á.
Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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