Tungl-öld
Old Norse Dictionary - tungl-öld
Meaning of Old Norse word "tungl-öld" (or tungl-ǫld)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- tungl-öld (tungl-ǫld)
- f. a lunar cycle, Rb.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, tungl-öld may be more accurately written as tungl-ǫld.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᚾᚴᛚ-ᚢᛚᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)