Teinn

Old Norse Dictionary - teinn

Meaning of Old Norse word "teinn" in English.

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

teinn Old Norse word can mean:

teinn: m. [Ulf. tains = κλημα; Dan. teen, cp. Engl. tiny; A. S. tân; Engl. ‘toe’, in mistle-toe]:—a twig, sprout, of a living tree; sem mjór teinn, Stj.; hugða ek hér í túni teina fallna, þá er ek viklig vaxna láta, rifnir með rótum, Gkv. 2. 39; hón þóttisk vera stödd í grasgarði sínum, ok taka þorn einn, óx hann svá, at þat varð teinn einn mikill, Hkr. i. 71; mistil-t., the mistletoe; gamban-t., a divining-wand: of twigs for soothsaying, see hlaut; hrista teina, Hým. 1; hlaut-teinn, val-teinn, the chip chosen for soothsaying.

teinn: II. a spit; þeir myndi smæra steikt hafa en hafa konunginn á teinum, FmS. viii. 414, v. l.; tók ek þeirra hjörtu ok á teini steikðak, Am. 80.

teinn: 2. a stake to hang things on; hlaða síld á skip, flyti ok festi upp, ef görvir eru teinar ok áðr til búnir, n. G. l. i. 140.

teinn: 3. a stripe in a kerchief or clothes; rauðir, bláir teinar.

teinn: 4. poët., sár-teinn, a wound-sprout, i. e. a sword, Landn. (in a verse); unda-teinn, id.; skarar-teinn = hair, Kormak; egg-teinar, q. v.: in pr. names, Ben-teinn, Mar-teinn.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

L.: Linnæus.

i. e.: id est.

poët.: poetically.

pr.: proper, properly.

q. v.: quod vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Gkv.: Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Hým.: Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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