Týja

Old Norse Dictionary - týja

Meaning of Old Norse word "týja" in English.

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

týja Old Norse word can mean:

týja
1. u, f. (sounded tía), [akin to tæfa; Dan. tæve; cp. tóa]:—a dam, mother with her young, of a dog, cat, or the like.
týja
2. u, f., qs. tvía, doubt; var mér tyja er vit tveir lifðum, Akv. 27.

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

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Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
f.
feminine.
n.
neuter.
qs.
quasi.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Akv.
Atla-kviða. (A. II.)
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