Tylft

Old Norwegian Dictionary - tylft

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "tylft" in Norwegian.

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

tylft: tylft, f. (N. Pl. -ir) 1) Antal af tolv;Kalfr - skyldi senda konungi þrennartylftir öxa OH. 2348; tylft örva Fm.VIII, 14017; tylft skjalda Sturl. I, 24431;skaltu nefna fimtardóminn er fyrirforn goðorð er nefndr fjórðungsdómr,þrennar tylftir í fjórðungi hverjum Nj.98 (1507); Eg. 57 (12330). 2) = tolfvikur sjófar; ef siglt er ór Björgyn tilHvarfsins á Grœnlandi, þá mun sigltvera tylft fyrir sunnan Ísland Fm. I,23416; Ædey er halfta tylft suðr fráÞrándheimi Krók. 323.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛏᛦᛚᚠᛏ
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.

Pl.: Pluralis.

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