þöfta

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

þöfta

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 þöfta (þǫfta)

[þóf?], a απ. λεγ., to throb, beat (?) like a pulse; sýndisk honum höndin heit, ok rauk af, ok þöftu æðarnar, the hand seemed to be warm and steamed, and the veins beat, Fas. iii. 395.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

þᚢᚠᛏᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

απ. λεγ.
απαξ. λεγόμενον.

Works & Authors

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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