TÝR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 TÝR

m., gen. Týs, acc. dat. Tý; the form tívar, see tívi, may even be regarded as an irreg. plur. to tý-r; cp. Twisco, qs. Tivisco, in Tacit. Germ.; [for the identity of this word with Sansk. dyaus, dîvas = heaven, Gr. Ζεύς, Διός, Lat. divus, O. H. G. Ziw, see Max Müller’s Lectures on Science of Language, 2nd Series, p. 425]:—prop. the generic name of the highest divinity, which remains in compds, as Farma-týr, hanga-týr: as also in Týs-áttungr, the offspring of gods (Gr. διο-γενής), Ýt.: tý-framr, adj., Haustl. 1: tý-hraustr, valiant as a god: tý-spakr, godly-wise, Edda 16.

2 TÝR

II. the name of the god Týr, the one-armed god of war; see Edda passim. Týs-dagr, m. Tuesday, (Germ. Dienstag), Fms. ix. 42, N. G. L. i. 10, 343, 348, Hkr. iii. 416; spelt Týrs-dagr (Dan. Tirsdag), Fms. vii. 295, ix. 42, Rb. 572.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᚢᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

acc.: accusative.
adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
dat.: dative.
gen.: genitive.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
Gr.: Greek.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
irreg.: irregular.
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
O. H. G.: Old High German.
p.: page.
plur.: plural.
prop: properly.
prop.: properly.
qs.: quasi.
Sansk.: Sanskrit.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Haustl.: Haustlöng. (A. I.)
Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

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