Turn

Old Norse Dictionary - turn

Meaning of Old Norse word "turn" in English.

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

turn
m. [Dan. taarn; Germ. thurm; from the Lat. turris]:—a tower, Symb. 30, 56, Fms. vi. 158, 164, ix. 3, HkR. iii. 69, Skíða R. 68; the word appears in the 12th or 13th century.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
Germ.
German.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
R.
Rimur.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Symb.
Symbolae. (H. IV.)
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