Þegn-skylda

Old Norse Dictionary - þegn-skylda

Meaning of Old Norse word "þegn-skylda" in English.

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

þegn-skylda: u, f. the duty of a thane towards his liege-lord, allegiance; hollosta, þ., ok hlýðni við konung, Gþl. 67; alla þá er í hans þegn-skyldu eru, 62; játa e-m þegnskyldu, Fms. ix. 257; leggja krafir eða þegnskyldur (duties) á e-n, H. E. i. 465.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

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