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þorna

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3 definitions

1 þorna

að, to become dry, Glúm. 364, Eb. 260, Bs. i. 339, Ísl. ii. 131, 364, Greg. 58, Al. 95, Sks. 28, Barl. 78, Stj. 589.

2 þorna

2. metaph. in the rhyming phrase, morna ok þorna, to ‘peak and pine,’ Fas. ii. 235.

3 þorna

3. part. þornaðr, dried; dauðr ok þornaðr limr, Fms. i. 229.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

þorna

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
part
participle.
part.
participle.

Works & Authors

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Glúm.
Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
Greg.
Gregory. (F. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)

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