Tin

Old Norse Dictionary - tin

Meaning of Old Norse word "tin" in English.

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

tin Old Norse word can mean:

tin: n. [a common Teut. word; Lat. stannum], tin, Fs. 22, Stj. 340, Konr., Dipl. iii. 4, Vm. 47, passim.

tin: COMPDS: tinbjalla, tindiskr, tinfat, tinker, tinknappr, tinkross, tinligr, tinsmiðr, tinsöðull.

tin: II. nicknames, Tin-forni, Eb.; Tin-teinn, Korm.; (tindráttar-maðr, a pewterer, in Kormak’s verse.)

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

Teut.: Teutonic.

Works & Authors cited:

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Konr.: Konráðs Saga. (G. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

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