tegn

• IPA^(key): [ˈtˢɑjˀn]

From Old Norse teikn, from Proto-Germanic *taikną, cognate with English token and German Zeichen. The noun is derived from the verb *tīhaną (“to show, accuse”) (cf. Danish te (“to behave”), German zeihen (“to accuse”)).

tegn n (singular definite tegnet, plural indefinite tegn)

1. sign
2. token
3. character

• diakritisk tegn

From Old Danish thæghæn, from Old Norse þegn, from Proto-Germanic *þegnaz.

• thegn

tegn c (singular definite tegnen, plural indefinite tegne)

1. (historical) a thane

• “tegn” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “tegn” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

From Old Norse teikn or tákn, from Proto-Germanic *taikną (“sign, token”).

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tegn n (definite singular tegnet, indefinite plural tegn, definite plural tegna or tegnene)

1. a sign
2. a character (printed or written letter or symbol)

tegn

1. imperative of tegne

• teikn (Nynorsk)

• “tegn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.