þiðurr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

þiðurr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 þiðurr

m., pl. þiðrar; [mod. Norse tjur; Gr. τετράων]:—a partridge. Lat. tetrao perdrix, Edda (Gl.); þiðra (gen. pl.), Gþl. 449: in poets, ben-þ., val-þ., a carrion-bird, Lex. Poët.

Runic Inscription

þᛁᛏᚢᚱᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

gen.: genitive.
Gr.: Greek.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
part: participle.
pl.: plural.
þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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