Tjogu

Old Norse Dictionary - tjogu

Meaning of Old Norse word "tjogu" in English.

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

tjogu
prop. an acc. from tjogr, = togr, tigr; [Swed. tiogo; Dan. tyve; Early Dan. tjuge; Norwegian kjogo]:—twenty, Sighvat, Ó. H. 233 (in a verse); else not used in Icel. except in the compd tut-tugu; but in full use in Swed. as well as in Dan.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.
accusative.
Dan.
Danish.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
prop.
proper, properly.
Swed.
Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
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