Tilsögn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - tilsögn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "tilsögn" (or tilsǫgn) in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

tilsögn (tilsǫgn): tilsögn, f. Beretning, Angivelse; ek þikk-jumst vita, at frægðar visdómr þessnýja spámanns - muni yðr fyrir til-sögn kunnigr vera Mar. 16414; sýnirhann honum síðan fylskni þetta - niðrundan jarðhús svá klókliga komit, atþat mátti engi maðr finna án tilsagnarÆf. 87159.

Part of speech: f

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, tilsögn may be more accurately written as tilsǫgn.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛏᛁᛚᛋᚯᚵᚿ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.: Feminin.

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