Tigi

Old Norse Dictionary - tigi

Meaning of Old Norse word "tigi" in English.

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

tigi: n. [O. H. G. zîg = a charge], a charge; only in the phrases, enginn í tigi nema þú, none can be charged but thou, there is no question of any but thee; kalla ek þar öngan mann annan í tigi til at eiga þenna svein með mér enn yðr, konungr, Jómsv. 6 (cp. Fms. xi. 53, wrongly spelt tyge); er þar þó enginn í tigi til, nema þú, at vera faðir at barni því er ek geng með, Fas. ii. 235; at hón væri með barni, ok er þar engi maðr í tigi til nema ek, Fb. i. 136; spurði hverr ætti (sveininn) með henni,—Hón sagði at þar var engi maðr í tigi til nema Haraldr konungr, 157: in all those instances of paternity; so also, það eru tveir í tiginu, there are two suspected.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

n.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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