Targa

Old Norse Dictionary - targa

Meaning of Old Norse word "targa" in English.

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

targa
u, f. [perh. a for. word; A. S. and Fr. targe], a target, small round shield, occurring in Kormak and Hkm. 6 (poets of the middle of the 10th century), Nj. 144; törgu-buklari or törgu-skjöldr, a target-shield, 143; himin-t., the ‘heaven-target,’ i. e. the sun, Þd.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
f.
feminine.
for.
foreign.
Fr.
French in etymologies.
i. e.
id est.
m.
masculine.
perh.
perhaps.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Fr.
Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
Hkm.
Hákonar-mál. (A. III.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Þd.
Þórs-drápa. (A. I.)
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