Old Norse Dictionary Entry

ÞENKJA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

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1 ÞENKJA

t; for the origin of this word see þekkja, which is the true old Norse form; [þenkja is a mod. word from Germ. denken, whence Dan. tænke]:—to think; this word first appears at or shortly before the Reformation; hann kvað sér þenkjast, Skáld H. 7. 5; in the Osvalds S., since in the Bible, in hymns, Pass., Vídal.; skal eg þá þurfa að þenkja, hann þyrmi einum mér, Hallgr.: in Sturl. i. 83 (the Editions) and in Lv. 48 this word is due to a mod. interpolation.

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Runic Inscription

ÞENKJA

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
orig: original, originally.
S.: South, Southern.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Hallgr.: Hallgrímr Pétrsson.
Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.
Skáld H.: Skáld Helga-rímur. (A. III.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Vídal.: Vídalíns-Postilla.

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