Old Norse Dictionary Entry

ÞORN

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

3 definitions

1 ÞORN

m. [Ulf. þaurnus = ἄκανθα; A. S. þorn; Engl. thorn; O. H. G. and Germ. dorn; Dan. torn]:—a thorn; þorna ok þistla, Eluc. 45; með þornum, Greg. 31; þorn ok klungr, Stj. 38, 47, passim; hag-þorn, cp. þyrnir.

2 ÞORN

II. metaph. a spike; með hvössum þornum, Sks. 419: esp. the tongue of a buckle, pin of a brooch, hón þóttisk taka þorn einn or serk sínum, Hkr. i; þorninn gekk í sundr í sverðfetlinum, Sturl. iii. 163; þorninn í belti þiuu, Pr. 431; poët., þorns þöll, þorna Freyja, Þ;rúðr …, the fairy of the fibula, i. e. a lady, Lex. Poët., and in mod. usage; þorn-reið, þorn-grund, poët. = a lady, Lex. Poët.

3 ÞORN

2. the letter þorn (see Þ), Skálda 168, Edda ii. 365.

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Runic Inscription

ÞORN

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
f.: feminine.
Fr: French in etymologies.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
i. e.: id est.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
O. H. G.: Old High German.
p.: page.
poët.: poetical, poetically.
S.: South, Southern.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Eluc.: Elucidarium. (F. II.)
Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)
Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)
Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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