Pína

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Pína

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 pína

1. u, f. [Lat. poena], a fine; undir pínu tólf aura gjalds, Bs. i. 733; hverjar pínur skyldask á þá menn, K. Á. 224; banns-pína.

2 pína

2. in mod. usage, pine, torment, Vídal., Pass.

3 pína

2. d, [A. S. pînan], to torment, torture, Fms. i. 4, Mork. 221, Grág. ii. 129; pína e-n til sagna, i. 347; þar skulu djöflar pína yðr, Hom. 158, passim.

4 pína

2. to punish; verk pínt ok lofat, punished or allowed, Mar.; píndr er stuldr, Skálda 204 (in a verse); til þess ér hafit yðrar syndir píndar, Hom. 158.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛁᚾᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
f.: feminine.
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
S.: South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
K. Á.: Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Mork.: Morkinskinna. (E. I.)
Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.
Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)
Vídal.: Vídalíns-Postilla.

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