Tryggð

Old Norse Dictionary - tryggð

Meaning of Old Norse word "tryggð" in English.

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

tryggð Old Norse word can mean:

tryggð: f. [Ulf. renders διαθήκη by triggwa; A. S. treowð; Engl. truth; hence mid. Lat. treuga; Engl. truce]:—faith, good faith, trustiness, as of a friend; trú og trygð.

tryggð: 2. as a law term, esp. in plur., plighted faith, truce; eiða svarða, unnar trygðir, Skv. 3. 20; griðum ok trygðum, N. G. l. ii. 50; gengu til ok veittu Gunnari trygðir, Nj. 88; svíkja e-n í trygð or trygðum, to betray one in time of truce, Hkr. i. (in a verse), Ld. 8; Hrafn son þinn sveik hann í trygðum, Ísl. ii. 272; hvat skal hans trygðum trúa, Hm. 110; ú-trygð, falseness, perfidy.

tryggð: COMPDS: trygðaeiðr, trygðafesta, trygðakaup, trygðamaðr, trygðamál, trygðarof, trygðarofsmaðr.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

gl.: glossary.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

mid. Lat.: middle Latin.

S.: Saga.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

esp.: especially.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

plur.: plural.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Skv.: Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)

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