Old Norse Dictionary Entry

ÞEYJA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 ÞEYJA

this verb occurs only in the infinitive, except as a απ. λεγ. in pret. þá, Gh. 21; [A. S. þawan; Engl. thaw; in North and West Engl. proncd. thow; Germ. thauen; Dan. töe]:—to thaw; nú er margháttað um veðrin, þótti mér élligt vera ok allkallt, en nú þykki mér sem þeyja muni.—Þá mun ávalt þeyja ef þetta verðr at því, Vápn. 21 (the vellum).

2 ÞEYJA

II. metaph. to cease; svá þá Guðrún sinna harma, thus Gudrun appeased her woes, Gh. 21; ek frá hungr varga þeyja, the hunger of wolves was appeased, Ó. H. (in a verse), where þeyja rhymes with ey, and cannot therefore stand for þegja = to be silent.

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Runic Inscription

ÞEYJA

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
n.: neuter.
pret.: preterite.
proncd.: pronounced.
S.: South, Southern.
vellum: vellum.
απ. λεγ.: απαξ. λεγόμενον.

Works & Authors

Gh.: Guðrúnar-hefna. (A. II.)
Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Vápn.: Vápnfirðinga Saga. (D. II.)

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