Tygja

Old Norse Dictionary - tygja

Meaning of Old Norse word "tygja" in English.

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

tygja
að, to harness; allir tyaðir panzerum, Fb. iii. 582; her-t., to armour; hertýjað, clad in armour, Ulf. 7. 111 (‘herdti að’ in the Edit.)

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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