Töng

Old Norwegian Dictionary - töng

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "töng" (or tǫng) in Norwegian.

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

töng (tǫng): töng, f. (G. tangar, N. Pl. tengr) 1) Stang i Almindelighed (jvf stöng); brugt spot-tende om handleggr; krœkt er samanrifjum í þér, ok eigi þykkjumst ek slíkartengr sét hafa, sem þú berr eptir Grett.978; kalla má höndina töng axla SE.II, 429. 2) Læsestang, Stang som læg-ges over et Læs efter Slædens Længdefor at trykke det sammen og fæste det tildenne; hlass þat er gyrði töng eða reipiBorG. I, 14. 3) Tang; sá skjöldr varhvítr ok skrifat á með rauðum steini,hamarr ok töng, firir því at smiðr varfaðir hans Didr. 985; drógu tveir karlarbeinit með töngu, áðr brott géngi Sturl.I, 9919; spenn um tönginni ok kippsvá ór sárinu OHm. 97 jvf OH. 22319. 23;Vsp. 7; vili guð at mín hönd komialdrigi á hamarskapt né á tangar armDidr. 9624.

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, töng may be more accurately written as tǫng.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛏᚯᚿᚵ
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.

G.: Genitiv.

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

Pl.: Pluralis.

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