Tunga

Old Icelandic Dictionary - tunga

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "tunga" in English.

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

tunga Old Icelandic word can mean:

tunga
(gen. pl. tungna), f.
tunga
1) tongue; skœðar tungur, evil tongues; hafa tungu fyrir e-m, to have a tongue for a person, be the spokesman; gæti hann, að honum vefist eigi ~n um höfuð, let him take heed that his tongue do not twist a noose for his own neck;
tunga
2) tongue, language (þá skiptust tungur í Englandi, er Vilhjálmr bastarðr vann England); dönsk t., the Danish (Norse) tongue;
tunga
3) tongue of land (Ö. nam tungu alla milli Hvítar ok Reykjadalsár).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᚾᚴᛅ

Abbreviations used:

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

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