Tún-göltr
Old Norse Dictionary - tún-göltr
Meaning of Old Norse word "tún-göltr" (or tún-gǫltr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- tún-göltr (tún-gǫltr)
- m. a home-boar, Eb. 94, Glúm. 365.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, tún-göltr may be more accurately written as tún-gǫltr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᚾ-ᚴᚢᛚᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Glúm.
- Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)