Tjúga

Old Norse Dictionary - tjúga

Meaning of Old Norse word "tjúga" in English.

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

tjúga
taug, tugu, toginn; an ancient obsolete verb; [Ulf. tiúhan, = ἄγειν. όδηγειν; O. H. G. ziuhan; Germ. ziehen; cp. Lat. ducere—is in the Icel. and Norse only preserved in the part. toginn]:—to draw; enn togni hjörr, a drawn sword, Merl. 2. 66; með sverð um togin, Hkm. 9; tognum sverðum (Germ. ge-zogenes schwert), Darr.; toginn skjómi, Vellekla; cp. the derivatives toga, teygja, as also in tjúga.

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

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Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
Germ.
German.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
part.
participle.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

Darr.
Darraðar-ljóð. (A. III.)
Hkm.
Hákonar-mál. (A. III.)
Merl.
Merlinus Spa. (A. III.)
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