Tortryggja

Old Norwegian Dictionary - tortryggja

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "tortryggja" in Norwegian.

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

tortryggja: tortryggja eller tortryggva, v. (gð) have Tvivl eller Mistanke om, Mistillid tilnoget (e-t); ekki tóku vér mikit af attortryggva þá bók, er kallat er at görvar á Indialandi Kgs. 1919; bað hannekki tortryggja þess hins helga mannsmiskunn Fm. V, 14713; margir eru þeirmenn, er þetta gruna ok tortryggvaþessa hluti Fm. X, 37032; Gul. 2764;eigi vil hann at né einn tortryggi of líknmiskunnar hans Homil. 4825; Leif. 633.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛏᚮᚱᛏᚱᛦᚵᚵᛁᛆ
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.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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