Tílt

Old Norse Dictionary - tílt

Meaning of Old Norse word "tílt" in English.

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

tílt
(better than tilt), n. [the word is undoubtedly the same as A. S. tîhtle = a charge, suit]:—strife, litigation, a απ. λεγ.; þú kunnir aldregi bera tílt með tveim, LS. 38; prob. = Lat. componere lites, (‘deila’ tilt would better suit the sense.)

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

Abbreviations used:

απ. λεγ.
απαξ. λεγόμενον.
A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Lat.
Latin.
n.
neuter.
prob.
probably.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Ls.
Loka-senna. (A. I.)
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