Tön

Old Norwegian Dictionary - tön

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "tön" (or tǫn) in Norwegian.

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

tön (tǫn)
tön, f.? eptir þessari mey gékk önnurmær ok bar í hendi eina tön (Cod.tón) Ridd. 3023 (franske Orginal: tintune taule).

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, tön may be more accurately written as tǫn.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛏᚯᚿ
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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