Tíu

Old Norse Dictionary - tíu

Meaning of Old Norse word "tíu" in English.

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

tíu: [Swed. tio; Dan. ti; cp. tigr, and Engl. -ty in twen-ty, thir-ty, etc.]:—ten; tíu tigir, ‘ten-ty,’ i. e. a hundred, Nj. 219; hundrað ok tíu-tigir, a hundred (i. e. 120) plus ‘tenty’ (= 220), Vm. 107, see hundrað: hence mod. tíu-tíu, indecl. ‘ten-ty’ = hundred.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

decl.: declined.

Engl.: English.

etc.: et cetera.

gl.: glossary.

i. e.: id est.

indecl.: indeclinable.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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