Tíðindi

Old Icelandic Dictionary - tíðindi

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "tíðindi" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

tíðindi
n. pl. tidings, news, events; þú skalt eigi kunna frá tíðindum at segja, thou shall not be left alive to tell the tale; gerast (verða) til tíðinda, to happen, occur (verðr ekki til tíðinda); mun þetta vita tíðinda, this forebodes great tidings; er þetta var tíðinda, when this happened.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛁᚦᛁᚾᛏᛁ

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

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