Tálga

Old Norse Dictionary - tálga

Meaning of Old Norse word "tálga" in English.

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

tálga Old Norse word can mean:

tálga: u, f., prop. talga, [Fr. tailler, a Norman word; cp. telgja, and Engl. tally = a shaped stick]:—a cutting, carving; höggva tré til viðja, bæta allri bót með tálgu ok bandi, K. Þ. K. 88; hvárki hamarshögg né öxar-tálga, Stj. 563; stein-tálga, stone-cutting, 562.

tálga: COMPDS: tálgugrjót, tálguknífr, tálguöx.

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

Similar entries:

Tálga (I)

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

Fr.: French in etymologies.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

prop.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.

K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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