Tjón

Old Norse Dictionary - tjón

Meaning of Old Norse word "tjón" in English.

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

tjón Old Norse word can mean:

tjón: f., the gender varies:

tjón: α. fem., sú tjón, SkS. 74 new Ed., l. 26; slíka tjón, 159, l. 8; af tjón (dat.), Barl. 91; mann-tjón mikla, FmS. x. 394.

tjón: β. neut., mann-tjóns, BS. i. 327; mikit mann-tjón, FmS. vii. 263; líf-tjóns, viii. 147, v. l., and so in mod. usage; in old writers the fem. prevails, so that it may be regarded as fem. wherever the form is ambiguous, as in acc. sing., without an adjective, or in dat. pl., as e. g. falla í tjón, Stj. 6; verða með tjónum, to be lost, SkS. 6; siðar-tjón, mann-tjón, fjár-tjón, SkS. 79 new Ed.: [A. S. teôn and teôna; early and provinc. Engl. teen, tene; Scot. tyne, and both as verb and as noun.]

tjón: B. A loss, damage; verða fyrir tjónum, SkS. 34: allit., tjón ok tapan, Fb. i. 324, Barl. 91; göra e-m tjón, O. H. l. 41; af tjón ok tapan e-s, Barl. 91; mann-tjón, fjár-tjón, líf-tjón, freq. in mod. usage, but then always neuter.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

dat.: dative.

fem.: feminine.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

acc.: accusative.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

e. g.: exempli gratia.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

neut.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

provinc.: provincial.

S.: Saga.

Scot.: Scottish.

sing.: singular.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

allit.: alliteration, alliterative.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

L.: Linnæus.

lit.: literally.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

O. H. L.: Ólafs Saga Helga Legendaria. (E. I.)

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