Togi

Old Norse Dictionary - togi

Meaning of Old Norse word "togi" in English.

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

togi Old Norse word can mean:

togi
a, m. a leader; in her-togi, leið-togi; [cp. A. S. heretoga; Germ. her-zog.]
togi
II. [tog], carded wool, wool drawn into a hank, from which the thread is spun; esp. in the metaph. phrase, það er af þeim toga spunnið, ‘tis spun from that tow, of causes or motiveS.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cp.
compare.
Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.
S.
Saga.
esp.
especially.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

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