Tagl

Old Norse Dictionary - tagl

Meaning of Old Norse word "tagl" in English.

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

tagl Old Norse word can mean:

tagl: n., pl. tögl, [Ulf. tagl = θρίξ; A. S. tægel; O. H. G. zakal; Engl. tail; Swed. tagel]:—prop. hair, but only found in the sense of,

tagl: II. a horse’s tail (cp. skopt and skott); hvárki toppr né tagl, FaS. i. 80, 486 (in a verse); skera tagl ór hrossum, … ef maðr bindr tagl í munn hrossi, Grág. i. 383; ef maðr skerr tagl ór stóðhesti manns, þat varðar skóggang, ef maðr skerr tagl ór þinghesti manns eða þess manns hesti er í brúðför er, þá varðar fjörbaugs-garð, 441 (riding a horse with a docked tail has always in Icel. been looked on as a disgrace, hence the heavy penalty), cp. FaS. i. 80 (höggit ór rófurnar ok skerit ór toppanna); töglin fylgja hánum (há = the hide of a horse), Hallgr.; hann tók í taglit annarri hendi, Grett. 108: of a cow’s tail, Gþl. 399.

tagl: 2. a horse-hair rope, for trussing hay (reip-tagl), see högld (tögl og hagldir).

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

pl.: plural.

prop.: proper, properly.

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

cp.: compare.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Hallgr.: Hallgrímr Pétrsson.

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