Tjalda

Old Norse Dictionary - tjalda

Meaning of Old Norse word "tjalda" in English.

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

tjalda Old Norse word can mean:

tjalda: að, to pitch a tent, Fms. vi. 181, v. 286, Hkr. iii. 286: on ships, þat var annarr siðr þeirra at tjalda aldri á skipum, Fas. ii. 37; þeir lögðu skip sitt til hafnar, en er þeir höfðu tjaldat ok um búizk, Eg. 37; þeir sá þar fyrir bænum fljóta langskip tjaldat, 88, Hkr. ii. 43; er þeir höfðu tjaldat ok fest skip sitt, Fms. vii. 314; þeir höfðu tjaldat yfir skipi sínu, Eg. 121: vagn tjaldaðan, a tilted or covered wagon, Hkr. i. 70; tjalda klæðum of kistu, Bs. i. In places of annual popular meetings such as the Icel. Alþing, each priest or man of mark had his own búð, viz. four roofless walls, which remained open; and when parliament met, he threw a tent over his booth as a roof, dressing it out as a room with hangings and benches; this was called ‘tjalda búð,’ see Grág. i. 186, and Nj. passim, Ó. H. ch. 133 (for the Faroe), and Mr. Dasent’s Burnt Njal.

tjalda: 2. of the hangings of a bed; rekkjan var vel tjöldut, Fs. 5; höll tjaldat inum fegrsta borða, Nj. 6; tjalda höllina grám vaðmálum, Fms. i. 118; hann lét t. kirkju borða þeim er hann hafði út haft, Bs. i. 77: of a canopy, tjaldat var um þveran skálann í milli þeirra, 41.

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

Abbreviations used:

ch.: chapter.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

v.: vide.

viz.: namely.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

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