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

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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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