Júg-tanni

Old Norse Dictionary - júg-tanni

Meaning of Old Norse word "júg-tanni" in English.

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

júg-tanni: a, m., qs. jótr-tanni (?), ‘tusk-tooth,’ poët. for a bear, Korm., Lex. poët.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

poët.: poetically.

qs.: quasi.

Works & Authors cited:

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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