Kirkju-tjöld

Old Norse Dictionary - kirkju-tjöld

Meaning of Old Norse word "kirkju-tjöld" (or kirkju-tjǫld) in English.

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

kirkju-tjöld (kirkju-tjǫld)
n. pl. church hangings, Vm. 11, Grág. i. 460.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
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