Týja
Old Norse Dictionary - týja
Meaning of Old Norse word "týja"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word týja can mean:týja
- týja
- 1. u, f. (sounded tía), [akin to tæfa; Dan. tæve; cp. tóa]:—a dam, mother with her young, of a dog, cat, or the like.
- týja
- 2. u, f., qs. tvía, doubt; var mér tyja er vit tveir lifðum, Akv. 27.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- f.
- feminine.
- n.
- neuter.
- qs.
- quasi.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Akv.
- Atla-kviða. (A. II.)