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þyna

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2 definitions

1 þyna

u, f. [akin to þön, þenja?], the withers (?); en er hann sá uxann, þá var hlaupin ofan bógrinn ok slitin þynan (wither-wrung? but of an ox), fýstu flestir at drepa skyldi, Bs. i. 370: or is þyna = the peritoneum, mod. líf-hinna?

2 þyna

2. a nickname; Þorbjörn þyna, Landn.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

þyna

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
lit
literally.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)

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