Tól

Old Norse Dictionary - tól

Meaning of Old Norse word "tól" in English.

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

tól Old Norse word can mean:

tól: n. pl. [A. S. tôl; Engl. tool], tools; tangir skópu ok tól görðu, Vsp.; hamar, töng ok steðja ok þaðan af öll tól önnur, Edda 9; brjóta borgina með þess-konar tölum sem þar til hæfði, Al. 11; skolpa ok nafra ok öll önnur þau tól er til skipsmíðar þarf at hafa, SkS. 31; tönn snúin svá sem hón sé með tólum gör, 131, passim; smiðar-tól, graf-tól (qq. v.); tóla-kista, a tool-chest, FS. 176, Ísl. ii. 81.

tól: II. metaph. genitalia, Mar. 867; hringja tólunum, naturalia aperta gerere (like the Cynics), cp. the pun in Maurer’s VolkS. 62 (the verse).

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

q. v.: quod vide.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

cp.: compare.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

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