Tjörn
Old Norse Dictionary - tjörnMeaning of Old Norse word "tjörn" (or tjǫrn) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
tjörn Old Norse word can mean:
- tjörn (tjǫrn)
- f. [North. E. and Scot. tarn], gen. tjarnar, pl. tjarnir, a tarn, small lake; tjörn ein, Fær. 46, Rb. 352, Stj. 75, 268; þeir leika knatt-leika á tjörn þeirri er Sef-tjörn heitir (viz. on the ice), Gísl. 26 (cp. leikpallr íss á vötnum varð | í vetrinn þannig hjuggu skarð, Bb.), cp. Vígl. S. ch. 13 new Ed., very freq.
- tjörn (tjǫrn)
- 2. a pool; hann kenndi at t. var á gólfinu, a pool of water, FmS. v. 95.
- tjörn (tjǫrn)
- II. also in local names, Tjörn, Sef-tjörn.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, tjörn may be more accurately written as tjǫrn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛁᚢᚱᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- ch.
- chapter.
- cp.
- compare.
- f.
- feminine.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- gen.
- genitive.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- North. E.
- Northern English.
- pl.
- plural.
- S.
- Saga.
- Scot.
- Scottish.
- viz.
- namely.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bb.
- Búnaðar-bálkr.
- Fær.
- Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Vígl.
- Víglundar Saga. (D. V.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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