Tygi

Old Norse Dictionary - tygi

Meaning of Old Norse word "tygi" in English.

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

tygi Old Norse word can mean:

tygi: n. [A. S. ga-teawa; O. H. G. ziug; Germ. zeug; Dan. töi; Engl. toy]:—gear, harness; flestöll tygi þau er þeir höfðu átt, Fb. iii. 567; söðull með öllum tygjum, D. n. i. 321; þitt ess eðr tygi, Pr. 422; reið-tygi, saddle-harness.

tygi: 2. metaph. kind; einn at þessu vánda tye (= tyge) er Robert klerkr af Broc (de funesta illa progenie), Thom. 231: mod., af sama tægi, a sample of the same piece.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

S.: Saga.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

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