Taug

Old Norse Dictionary - taug

Meaning of Old Norse word "taug" in English.

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

taug Old Norse word can mean:

taug: f., pl. taugar, MS. 623. 33, and so in mod. usage; [A. S. teâg, tige; Engl. tag, tie; Germ. tau; Swed. tag, etc.]:—a string, rope: lausa-taug, tauginni, Eg, 579; taugar-endi, … smeygja tauginni af hálsi sér, FmS. vi. 368; tóku hestana ok lögðu taug við, Vígl. 21; taugar þær héldu, er á hálsum þeirra vóru, 623. 33; guðvefjar-taug, Stj. 360.

taug: 2. mod. cords, strings, nerves; hjarta-taugar, heart-strings(see tág): hence the phrase, það er góð taug í honum, there are good fibres in him (of feeling and character); ragr í hverja taug, a coward in every fibre, FaS. iii. 297; see tog and tág.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Engl.: English.

etc.: et cetera.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

pl.: plural.

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Vígl.: Víglundar Saga. (D. V.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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