Tönn

Old Icelandic Dictionary - tönn

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "tönn" in English.

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

tönn Old Icelandic word can mean:

tönn
(gen. tannar, pl. tonn, tennr, teðr), f.
tönn
1) tooth; glotta um t., ör við t., to grin scornfully; rjóða t. á e-m, to redden one’s teeth on a person, to do one harm;
tönn
2) walrus-tusk; grafa t., to carve a tusk.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᚾᚾ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
gen.
genitive.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
e-m
einhverjum.
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