Tylla
Old Norse Dictionary - tylla
Meaning of Old Norse word "tylla"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word tylla can mean:tylla
- tylla
- t, [tolla], to sit loosely; tylla sér niðr; tylla sér á tá, to stand on tiptoe.
- tylla
- II. reflex. to go with a light step; mýrar lágu ílla, mátti tyllask á vetrar-brautum, the ice on the moors was unsafe, but could be tripped over, Sturl. iii. 140.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᛚᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- reflex.
- retlexive.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)