Tílt
Old Norse Dictionary - tíltMeaning 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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