Old Norse Dictionary Entry

ÞEYR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 ÞEYR

m., gen. þeys, Band. (in a verse); dat. þey; [Engl. thaw; Dan. tö]:—a thaw; görði á þey með regni, Þórð. 11 new Ed.; göra þeir vindar um vetrum góðan þey (stóra þeyi ok miklar hlákur, v. l.), Sks. 49 new Ed.; þá var þeyr ok snælaust á jörðu, Fms. viii. 393; í bráða-þeyjum, Eg. 766; hlær ok inn bezti þeyr, Fms. ii. 228; þeyr hafði á verit, ok sá manns-sporin í snjónum, Fs. 41: poët. hjör-þeyr, örva-þeyr, egg-þeyr, geir-þeyr, víg-þeyr, Héðins þeyr, Göndlar þeyr, the storm of sword or spear, a war-storm, i. e. battle of Hedin and G. (a Valkyriur), Lex. Poët. POËT.

2 ÞEYR

COMPDS: þey-láð, þey-rann, n. = the heaven, sky, Lex. Poët.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

ÞEYR

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
dat.: dative.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
gen.: genitive.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
i. e.: id est.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
poët.: poetical, poetically.
v.: vide, verb.
v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Band.: Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Þórð.: Þórðar Saga hreðu. (D. V.)

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