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ÞÖN

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1 ÞÖN

f., gen. þanar, pl. þanir, [þenja], a scaffold or platform on stakes, on which nets and the like are stretched out for drying; þeir tóku gærur af þönum, Sturl. iii. 189; Loka lögvélar (i. e. the net) leika á þönum, Egilsson’s rendering of the verse in Herodotus i. 62; the word is freq.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ÞÖN

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "ÞÖN" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
f.
feminine.
freq
frequent, frequently.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
gen.
genitive.
i. e.
id est.
l.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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