Tengðir

Old Norse Dictionary - tengðir

Meaning of Old Norse word "tengðir" in English.

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

tengðir Old Norse word can mean:

tengðir: f. pl. ‘bonds,’ affinity; as a law phrase this word displaced the old heathen sifjar, q. v.; réttr at tengðum, Grág. i. 191; fyrir tengða sakir, Nj. 177; var honum efling at tengðum við Mýra-menn, Ld. 98; binda saman lag sitt ok félagskap eptir því sem tengðir þeirra vórn til, Fms. iv. 295; hann batt við þá tengðir, Eb. 4; ná-tengðir.

tengðir: COMPDS: tengðafaðir, tengðalið, tengðamenn, tengðamóðir, tengðasystir.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

pl.: plural.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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