Tenningr

Old Norse Dictionary - tenningr

Meaning of Old Norse word "tenningr" in English.

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

tenningr: later teningr, m. [Dan. terning is a corrupt form, for the word is no doubt from tönn = a tooth, tusk, the dice being made of walrus-tusk]:—a die; tenninginn, tenningonum, Ó. H. 90; tenningrinn, Orkn. 200; teningr, tafl ok ten[n]inga kast, Sks. 436 B; dufla eðr kasta ten[n]ingum um penninga, n. G. l. ii. 165; kasta til teningum, Sturl. ii. 159, Fb. ii. 174, (where it is spelt teningana l. 7, tenningunum l. 8, te[n]ingum l. 5.)

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

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

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

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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

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