Trjóna

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Trjóna

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 trjóna

u, f. [Dan. tryne; trana and trjóna seem to be akin]:—a snout, Lat. rostrum, Fms. vi. 143 (of a serpent); með gínandum trjónum, Landn. 257 (Hb.): of a hammer, trjónu-tröll, the ‘snout-ogress,’ of the hammer of Thor, Haustl.: of projecting land, Selmeina trjóna, the ness of Selund, i. e. Zealand, Hkr. i. (in a verse).

2 trjóna

2. of a pole; harðar trjónur, Gs. 17; var þá ok veift af hverju skipi trjónum (or = trjánum from tré?), Þorf. Karl. 424; tjald-trjóna, a tent-frame, Sturl. i. 147, 148.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᚱᛁᚢᚾᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Dan
Danish.
Dan.
Danish.
f.
feminine.
i. e.
id est.
l.
Linnæus.
Lat
Latin.
Lat.
Latin.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gs.
Grótta-söngr. (A. II.)
Haustl.
Haustlöng. (A. I.)
Hb.
Hauks-bók. (H. IV.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Þorf. Karl.
Þorfinns Saga Karlsefnis. (D. II.)

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