Timbra

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Timbra

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 timbra

að, [Ulf. timrjan or timbrjan = οἰκοδομειν; A. S. timbrian; Engl. timber; O. H. G. zimbaron; Germ. zimmern; Dan. tömre; Swed. timbra]:—to ‘timber,’ i. e. to build of timber; the very word proves that all ancient Teutonic dwellings were of wood; hús at t., Rm.; timbruðum vér hásæti, Sks. 626; upp at t. Guðs Kristni, Fms. x. 277, Sks. 26, passim; há-timbra hús ok hof, to raise high houses and temples, Vsp. 7, Gm.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᛁᛘᛒᚱᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
f.: feminine.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
i. e.: id est.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
O. H. G.: Old High German.
p.: page.
S.: South, Southern.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gm.: Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
Rm.: Rígsmál. (A. II.)
Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)

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