Tjaldr

Old Norse Dictionary - tjaldr

Meaning of Old Norse word "tjaldr" in English.

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

tjaldr
m. a bird, an oyster-catcher or sea-pie, hæmatopus ostralegus l., Edda (Gl.), and mod. usage, (Dan. tjald); so called prob. from its long legs, like tent-spars.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
prob.
probably.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
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