Tyrfingr
Old Norse Dictionary - tyrfingr
Meaning of Old Norse word "tyrfingr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- tyrfingr
- m. the name of the enchanted sword, Hervar. S.; prop. from its flaming like resinous-wood (tyrfi): a pr. name, Landn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᚱᚠᛁᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pr.
- proper, properly.
- prop.
- proper, properly.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hervar. S.
- Hervarar Saga. (C. II.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)