Tíli

Old Norse Dictionary - tíli

Meaning of Old Norse word "tíli" in English.

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

tíli: or tili, a, m. [this word belongs to a root freq. in the other Teut. languages, Goth. til = fit; A. S. til = fit, good, also til = fitness, till = an end, a scope; Engl. till = cultivate; Germ. ziel; in Norway, people have a word ‘tilna,’ (tilnaðr, m., would be the answering Icel. form, but it is lost), aptitude, fitness, in a phrase like ‘e hev ki “tilna” for da’ = I have no aptitude for that]:—scope, found only in the compds, aldr-tíli, ‘life’s-scope,’ i. e. death, and ú-tíli, a mishap, mischance; konungr sagði, at þeim hafði ótíli mikill staðit af Kveldúlfi ok sonum hans, Eg. 175; þóttu Rauðssynir líkastir til at valda slíkum ótíla, Ó. H. 174.

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

Similar entries:

Tíli (II)

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Engl.: English.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

Goth.: Gothic.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

S.: Saga.

Teut.: Teutonic.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

➞ See all works cited in the dictionary

Also available in related dictionaries:

This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary