Tinna

Old Norse Dictionary - tinna

Meaning of Old Norse word "tinna" in English.

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

tinna
u, f. a flint; taka eld með tinnu, Fms. viii. 56; tiunu-grjót, a flint-stone, Gsp.: freq. in mod. usage, hrafn-tinna (q. v.), ‘raven-flint,’

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
mod.
modern.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gsp.
Getspeki Heiðreks. (A. II.)
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