Tryggr

Old Norse Dictionary - tryggr

Meaning of Old Norse word "tryggr" in English.

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

tryggr Old Norse word can mean:

tryggr: adj., before a vowel tryggvan and tryggan; it was even sounded with i, as in Gothic, as is seen from rhymes, trigglaust þriggja, Haustl.; [Ulf. triggvs = πιστός]:—trusty, faithful, true; tryggr vinr, Ad. 10; trygg ok góð kona, Str. 15; t. höfðingi, Sks. 456; t. í trúnaði, Fms. vi. 52; þá mun fár vera tryggr, viii. 314; at eigi myndi allt tryggt vera, ix. 337; trygg ok staðföst ást, Str. 26; þú enn góði þræll ok inn tryggi, Hom. (St.); tryggr vinum ok frændum, Fs. 23.

tryggr: 2. unconcerned, Dan. tryg; verðit maðr svá tryggr at þessu trúi öllu, Hm. 88; var-at þat tryggt né ógnlaust, Ad. 5; jötnum þótti eigi tryggt at vera með Ásum griða-laust, Edda 25.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Dan.: Danish.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Ad.: Arinbjarnar-drápa. (A. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Haustl.: Haustlöng. (A. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Str.: Strengleikar. (G. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

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