Tíund

Old Norse Dictionary - tíund

Meaning of Old Norse word "tíund" in English.

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

tíund Old Norse word can mean:

tíund: f. the ‘tenth;’ kona má gefa tíund ór heiman-fylgju sinni, N. G. L. i. 153; tíundar gjöf, q. v.

tíund: II. as a law term, a tithe, Scot. teind, being the tenth part of the produce, K. Á. 96; for the introduction of the tíund by Bishop Gizur, in the year 1097, see Íb. ch. 10. For the Law on Tithe, Tíundar Lög, see D.I. i. 70 sqq. For Norway, see N. G. L. ii. 310. The tithe was divided into four parts,—between bishop, priest, church, and the poor, biskups-t., prests-t., kirkju-t., fátækra-t.: names of other tithes are, osta-t., sel-t., skipar-t., skreiðar-t., báta-t., kaupeyris-t., D. N., N. G. L.: other special names, leiðangrs-t., höfuð-t. (see p. 308, coL. 1), ávaxtar-t. (see p. 48), in meiri tíund, Grág. i. 202, K. Þ. K. 37 new Ed.; lög-tíund, skipti-t., heima-t.

tíund: COMPDS: tíundarfé, tíundargjald, tíundargjöf, tíundargörð, tíundarhald, tíundarheimta, tíundarlag, tíundarmál, tíundarreikningr, tíundarskipti, tíundarsókn, tíundarsök, tíundartími, tíundarvara, tíundarvirðr.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

L.: Linnæus.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

ch.: chapter.

l.: line.

Scot.: Scottish.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Íb.: Íslendinga-bók. (D. I.)

K. Á.: Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)

K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)

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