Tylli-sök

Old Norse Dictionary - tylli-sök

Meaning of Old Norse word "tylli-sök" (or tylli-sǫk) in English.

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

tylli-sök (tylli-sǫk)
f. a light, futile charge, Glúm. 377.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, tylli-sök may be more accurately written as tylli-sǫk.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Glúm.
Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
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