þyna

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

þyna

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 þyna

u, f. [akin to þön, þenja?], the withers (?); en er hann sá uxann, þá var hlaupin ofan bógrinn ok slitin þynan (wither-wrung? but of an ox), fýstu flestir at drepa skyldi, Bs. i. 370: or is þyna = the peritoneum, mod. líf-hinna?

2 þyna

2. a nickname; Þorbjörn þyna, Landn.

Runic Inscription

þᚢᚾᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
lit
literally.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)

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