Tœnaðr

Old Norse Dictionary - tœnaðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "tœnaðr" in English.

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

tœnaðr: m., tœnað and bœn make a rhyme, Likn. 8, Lil. 82; [tœja or týja]:—help, assistance; biðja tænaðar, Sturl. iii. 278; fullting eðr tænað, H. E. i. 502, Fms. x. 238, Bs. i. 215, 355; án manna tænaði, Mar. tænaðar-maðr, m. a helper, Stj. 157, Bs. i. 240.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

Lil.: Lilja. (A. III.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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