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”).

Noun

tign f

1. state, highness, honour

Descendants

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

Further reading

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