Tungl-skin

Old Norse Dictionary - tungl-skin

Meaning of Old Norse word "tungl-skin" in English.

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

tungl-skin
n. moon-shine, Ad. 5, Nj. 118, Grett. 114, Fms. ix. 357, passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Ad.
Arinbjarnar-drápa. (A. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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