Tjá

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

tjá Old Icelandic word can mean:

tjá

(té, téða, téðr; later tjái, tjáða, tjáðr), v.

tjá

1) to show, exhibit; er honum er téð sverð, when the sword is shown him; t. e-t fyrir e-m, to show it to one;

tjá

2) to tell, report, relate (þá hluti, er þar gørðust, téða ek þér í fyrra bréfi); Gunnarr tjáði, hversu vel þeim hafði farit, G. told how well they had behaved; also, t. e-t fyrir e-m (hann tjáði fyrir konu sinni, at Hrafn væri úskapgæfr);

tjá

3) to show, grant; t. e-m góðvilja, to show one a kindness;

tjá

4) with gen., t. eigi tanna, ‘not to show the teeth’, to take no food (við þessi tíðindi úgladdist mjök G. konungr, svá at hann tjáði eigi tanna);

tjá

5) to be of use, boot, avail, = tjóa, týja, tœja (Þórir sá, at þá mundi ekki t. at leyna);

tjá

6) as an auxil. verb; sól tér sortna, the sun grows dark.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛁᛅ

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary