Týna

Old Icelandic Dictionary - týna

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "týna" in English.

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

týna Old Icelandic word can mean:

týna
(-da, -dr), v.
týna
1) to lose, with dat. (þeir týndu hestunum); t. lífi sínu, to lose one’s life;
týna
2) to destroy, put to death (t. sveininum); t. sjálfum sér, to destroy oneself;
týna
3) refl., týnast, to perish (Hákon jarl týndist í hafi).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᚾᛅ

Abbreviations used:

dat.
dative.

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