Tíðska

Old Norse Dictionary - tíðska

Meaning of Old Norse word "tíðska" in English.

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

tíðska: (tízka), u, f. a custom, fashion; efna til erfis, því þat var tízka í þann mund, Ld. 104; þat er tíðska at binda mönnum helskó, Gísl. 24; áðr á tíðum var tíðska hjá lýðum, Hallgr.; þat var þá tíðzka í þær mundir at konur þær fóru yfir land er völfur vóru kallaðar, Fb. i. 524.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Hallgr.: Hallgrímr Pétrsson.

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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