Tygilknífr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - tygilknífr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "tygilknífr" in Norwegian.

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

tygilknífr
tygilknífr, m. Kniv som man bærer paasig hængende i en Rem (tygill); ek hefitygilkníf eigi mikinn, mun ek gangaframan at orminum ok vinna á honummeð knífinum Fm. VI, 16515; Þórirhafði haft tygilkníf á halsi, sem þávar títt Eb. 58 (1096).

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛏᛦᚵᛁᛚᚴᚿᛁᚠᚱ
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:

m.
Masculin.

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