Víg-tönn
Old Norse Dictionary - víg-tönn
Meaning of Old Norse word "víg-tönn" (or víg-tǫnn)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- víg-tönn (víg-tǫnn)
- f. a war-tooth, tusk, Vígl. 20, Fas. i. 214, iii. 231: an eye-tooth, N. G. l. i. 171.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, víg-tönn may be more accurately written as víg-tǫnn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚴ-ᛏᚢᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Vígl.
- Víglundar Saga. (D. V.)