Tjara

Old Norwegian Dictionary - tjara

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "tjara" in Norwegian.

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

tjara: tjara, f. Tjære; þeir tóku vatskeröld öller þeir féngu ok fyldu upp af spónumok báru í tjöru gjörðu valslöngurFlat. I, 11217; Stj. 12334; Elucid. 1299;engi tekr sá í tjöruna er eigi loðivið Thom. 53810; fyrr kallaðir þú þikburstakoll, þá er þú hafðir drepit Ketilór Eldu; gerðir þú þér þá koll ok bartjöru í höfuð þér o. s. v. Nj. 120 (18115);hón rakaði af honum alt hárit ok nerií tjöru Fld. I, 18; torfs maðr ok tjörukaldes Frost. 14, 12, Bjark. 147 en Per- son, naar han er behandlet paa den Maade som Bjark. 168 beskrives saaledes: hon-um skal raka koll ok bræða skal kollhans ok taka dún ok dýna; þá skuluallir skiparar gera honum gatu okstanda tvá vega, ok skal hann rennatil skógs, ef hann má; jvf the tarringand feathering i England og Nordame- rika (Lord Mahons history of EnglandTauchnitz ed. V, 245; Munch Ræder om Juryinstitutionen s. 274 fg); gsv.döma - til torfs ok til tjæru Vestg. 1Mandr. 8; þjuf. 3. pr.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛏᛁᛆᚱᛆ
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.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

S.: Side.

v.: Verbum.

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