Tjalds-trönur

Old Norse Dictionary - tjalds-trönur

Meaning of Old Norse word "tjalds-trönur" (or tjalds-trǫnur) in English.

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

tjalds-trönur (tjalds-trǫnur)
f. pl. a platform on which to pitch a tent, Sturl. i. 147.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, tjalds-trönur may be more accurately written as tjalds-trǫnur.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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