Víg-tönn

Old Norse Dictionary - víg-tönn

Meaning of Old Norse word "víg-tönn" (or víg-tǫnn) in English.

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

víg-tönn (víg-tǫnn): f. a war-tooth, tusk, Vígl. 20, Fas. i. 214, iii. 231: an eye-tooth, N. G. l. i. 171.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Vígl.: Víglundar Saga. (D. V.)

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