Old Norse Dictionary Entry

ÞUNNR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 ÞUNNR

adj., poët. form, þuðr, þuðrar, þuðri; compar. þynnri, superl. þynnstr, but also þunnari, -astr; [A. S. þyn; Engl. thin; Germ. dänn; Dan. tynd; Swed. tunn; the root word is þenja; cp. Lat. tenuis, Gr. τυννός]:—thin; þunnrar blæju, Eb. (in a verse); þú hefir haus þunnan en ek hefi öxi þunga, Eb. 294; þunn öx, or thin-edged axe, Fms. vi. 30; skel-þunnr, egg-þunnr, þunnar fylkingar, Ó. H. 204; þunnt hár, Fms. vii. 239: also of fluids, the air, and the like, þunnara lopt, Stj. 17; þunnt veðr ok hreint svá at hvergi sá ský á himni, Bs. i. 172; var þá góðr þerri-dagr ok veðr kyrrt ok þunnt svá at hvergi sá ský á himni, Eb. 94 new Ed., Fb. 14 new Ed.: of a liquor, þunn súpa, þunnr grautr: metaph. in the phrase, þegja þunnu hljóði, thin, i. e. dead, silence, Hm. 7.

2 ÞUNNR

B. COMPDS: þunnbygðr, þunnbýlt, þunneggjaðr, þunngeðr, þunngörr, þunnhárr, þunnheyrðr, þunnkarr, þunnleitr, þunnmeginn, þunnskafinn, þunnskeggr, þunnskipaðr, þunnsleginn, þunnvangi, þunnvaxinn.

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Runic Inscription

ÞUNNR

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
compar.: comparative.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
Gr.: Greek.
i. e.: id est.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
n.: neuter.
neg: negative, negatively.
p.: page.
poët.: poetical, poetically.
S.: South, Southern.
superl.: superlative.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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