Týnness

Old English Dictionary Entry

Týnness

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: e; Related words: on-týnness. tynness

Definitions

1 týnness

f. An enclosed place, a prison :-- Ténys (= týnnysse?) þrexwealdum (heó) tó geþeódde Anastasia lautomiae liminibus haerescit, Hpt. Gl. 513, 65 (cf. 1. 57 lautomiae cwearternes).

Runic Inscription

ᛏᚣᚾᚾᛖᛋᛋ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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