Definitions
Definitions
1 þolinn
adj. one who holds out longest, lasting, durable; skjöldr þjokkr ok þolinn, Karl. 97: enduring, þrekinn ok þolinn við vás ok erviði, Róm. 330, Fms. ii. 69: of one who never gets exhausted, never loses his breath, of a runner, horse, or the like, minn hestr er þolnari en þinn.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
þolinn
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "þolinn" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).