Tigull

Old Norse Dictionary - tigull

Meaning of Old Norse word "tigull" in English.

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

tigull Old Norse word can mean:

tigull
(proncd. tígull), m. = tígl, q. v.
tigull
2. metaph. any tile-formed thing, a square: in cards, the diamond (Dan. ruder), tigul-myndaðr, tile-shaped; the deigul-mór (q. v.) is a corruption from tígul-mór = ‘tile-clay.’

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
proncd.
pronounced.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.
Dan.
Danish.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
n.
neuter.

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