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Meaning of Old Norse word "" in English.

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

Old Norse word can mean:

1. f., gen. tár, pl. tær, gen. tá, dat. tám; [A. S. tâ; Engl. toe; Germ. zehe; Swed. tå; cp. Lat. digitus; Gr. δάκτυλος]:—a toe; táin in mesta var miklu meiri á Ólafi enn á öðrum mönnum, Sd. 167; tána mestu, Nj. 245, Ó. H. 75; fimm tær, id.; tám eða hæl, Edda 42; horfa hælar í tá (gen. pl.) stað, en tær í hæls stað, n. G. l. i. 339, BS. i. 423; standa á tá, to stand a-tiptoe: phrases, græða á tá og fingri, to make money with toe and finger, of one who grows quickly rich.
2. the tip of a ness; Skaga-tá: Örvandils-tá, a star, Rigel in Orion (?), Edda 59.
2. n. [Swed. taa = a bye-path, walk (= Icel. geil or tröð); Swed. also means a sheep-walk, in naut-tå, fä-tå, svin-tå, Rietz 770 b; the word also remains in Dan. for-tov = fore-path, pavement]:—a path, walk, as rightly explained by n.m.Petersen in his Nordisk Mythology; the word is only found in the phrase, standa á tái, to stand on the path, Skv. 2. 21; spruttu á tái tregnar iðir, … sprang up on the walk,m. 1; gékk hón tregliga á tái sitja, she moodily sat down on the walk, Gh. 9: in prose only once, heimtusk nú á ta enir vitrostu menn, Mork. 17, (unless ‘ta’ be here but a misspelling for ta(l), see Fb. iii. 306 l. c.); uppi í hellunni sem liggr á táinu, D. n. vi. 339 (Fr.)

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
ch.
chapter.
cp.
compare.
dat.
dative.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
gen.
genitive.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
Gr.
Greek.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
S.
Saga.
Swed.
Swedish.
Dan.
Danish.
Fr.
French in etymologies.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l. c.
loco citato.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Sd.
Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)
D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fr.
Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
Gh.
Guðrúnar-hefna. (A. II.)
Hðm.
Hamðis-mál. (A. II.)
Mork.
Morkinskinna. (E. I.)
Skv.
Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)
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