Taut

Old Norse Dictionary - taut

Meaning of Old Norse word "taut" in English.

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

taut: n., in the phrase, koma öngu tauti við e-n, to be unable to manage a person, Bs. ii. 355; það verðr öngu tauti við hana komið, she is quite ungovernable.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

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