Tog

Old Norse Dictionary - tog

Meaning of Old Norse word "tog" in English.

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

tog Old Norse word can mean:

tog: n. a ‘tow,’ rope, line; flota ok tog í bæði lönd, Gþl. 410; hafi sá varp er fyrr renndi togum sínum, of an angler’s line, 426; akkeri með digru togi, Gsp.

tog: 2. a cord by which another is led; hafa hest í togi, to have a horse in tow, a led-horse, Grág. i. 441, Fbr. 77; þinn hestr skal mér nú í togi vera, MS. 4. 16; hann hélt höndunum um togit (leading a calf), FmS. vi. 368: the phrase, svá eru lög sem hafa tog, law is just as it is stretched, i. e. might goes for right.

tog: II. goat’s hair, or in Icel. the long coarse flax-like hair in the wool of mountain-sheep; the English wool merchants call it ‘kemp,’ see Þjóðólfr, 12th of June, 1872, p. 120.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

i. e.: id est.

S.: Saga.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

Works & Authors cited:

Gsp.: Getspeki Heiðreks. (A. II.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

➞ See all works cited in the dictionary

Also available in related dictionaries:

This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.