Hör-týgill

Old Norse Dictionary - hör-týgill

Meaning of Old Norse word "hör-týgill" (or hǫr-týgill) in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

hör-týgill (hǫr-týgill)
m. a hempen cord, Stj. 416. Judges xv. 14.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hör-týgill may be more accurately written as hǫr-týgill.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚱ-ᛏᚢᚴᛁᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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