Tor-týna

Old Norse Dictionary - tor-týna

Meaning of Old Norse word "tor-týna" in English.

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

tor-týna
d, an etymologizing corruption of tortíma, but only in very late vellums and in mod. paper transcripts; Fms. v. 213 is an error, for Fb. ii. (l. c.) 389 has the true old form, cp. n. G. l. ii. 9, v. l. 18; the reading Landn. 254 must be due to the transcriber of the lost vellum.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
l. c.
loco citato.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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