Til-sögn

Old Norse Dictionary - til-sögn

Meaning of Old Norse word "til-sögn" (or til-sǫgn) in English.

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

til-sögn (til-sǫgn)
f. (segja til), a confession; t. synda, 625. 179: mod. information, teaching, tilsagnar-fingr, m. the index-finger, Stj. 210.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, til-sögn may be more accurately written as til-sǫgn.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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