Togna

Old Norse Dictionary - togna

Meaning of Old Norse word "togna" in English.

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

togna
að, to be stretched; dagr tognar, the day lengthens, Sks. 67; var þá hvönnin nær öll upp tognuð, pulled up, Fbr. 88; það hefir tognað sin, been stretched, strained; það tognar úr því, it unwinds itself.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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