Tandri

Old Norse Dictionary - tandri

Meaning of Old Norse word "tandri" in English.

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

tandri: a, m. [Ivar Aasen tandre, frisk som ‘tandre’ = fresh as fire; cp. Germ. zünden; A. S. tyndre; Engl. tinder]:—fire, only in poetry, Edda (gl.); a nickname, D. N. tandra-sel, a local name in western Icel.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

Engl.: English.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

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