tign

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse tign.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʰɪkn/
    Rhymes: -ɪkn

Noun

tign f (genitive singular tignar, plural tignir)

  1. dignity
  2. rank; rate

Declension

f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tign tignin tignir tignirnar
accusative tign tignina tignir tignirnar
dative tign tignini tignum tignunum
genitive tignar tignarinnar tigna tignanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse tign.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʰɪkn/
    Rhymes: -ɪkn

Noun

tign f (genitive singular tignar, nominative plural tignir)

  1. grace, majesty
  2. rank (level of authority or dignity)

Declension

Declension of tign (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tign tignin tignir tignirnar
accusative tign tignina tignir tignirnar
dative tign tigninni tignum tignunum
genitive tignar tignarinnar tigna tignanna

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse tign.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɪɡn/, /tɪŋn/

Noun

tign f (definite singular tigna, indefinite plural tigner, definite plural tignene)

  1. dignity, highness, honour
    Synonyms: verdleik, heider, storvyrde, stordom, majestet

Derived terms

  • tignarmann
  • tignarnamn

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *tiginō, from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to point out”). See also teigr (“province, distinct portion of land”).[1]

Noun

tign f

  1. state, highness, honour

Descendants

  • Icelandic: tign
  • Faroese: tign
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tign

References

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “188-89”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 188-89

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “tign”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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