Tendra

Old Norse Dictionary - tendra

Meaning of Old Norse word "tendra" in English.

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

tendra: að, [tendr; Dan. tænde; Swed. tända; cp. A. S. tyndre; Engl. tinder; cp. Germ. zänden]:—to make a fire, light; t. ljós, Sturl. ii. 67, Orkn. 208, v. l.; t. kerti, Hkr. i. 283, FmS. viii. 56; t. eld, i. 268; Hallfreðr sló eld ok tendraðisk eigi skjótt, ii. 82; vóru þá ljós upp tendruð, iii. 139; tendra sinn hug, BS. i. 238; kveykt eða tendrað, Mar.; tendrask með æði, upp tendrandisk, id.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛁᚾᛏᚱᛅ
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.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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