Old Norse Dictionary Entry

ÞIT

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

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1 ÞIT

or þið, the older and true form is it or ið (q. v.), the þ being borrowed from the preceding verb, as in ér, þer; thus, in alliteration, ið munuð alla eiða vinna, Skv. 1. 31, and spelt so in vellums, e. g. Sæm. (Kb.); þá er it finnisk, Fms. xi. 21; er it tókuð þá, 623. 24; meguð ið sjálfir, Fms. xi. 21; skuluð ið, Ísl. ii. 339 (Heiðarv. S.): but usually þit or þið, e. g. Fms. i. 189 (eleven times in one page); cp. ykkr, ykkar, p. 725.

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Runic Inscription

ÞIT

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
e. g.: exempli gratia.
l.: Linnæus.
lit: literally.
m.: masculine.
p.: page.
q. v.: quod vide.
S.: South, Southern.
v.: vide, verb.
vellum: vellum.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Heiðarv. S.: Heiðarvíga Saga. (D. II.)
Kb.: Konungs-bók. (B. I, C. I, etc.)
Skv.: Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)
Sæm.: Sæmundar Edda. (A, C. I.)

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