ÞÖN

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

ÞÖN

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 ÞÖN

f., gen. þanar, pl. þanir, [þenja], a scaffold or platform on stakes, on which nets and the like are stretched out for drying; þeir tóku gærur af þönum, Sturl. iii. 189; Loka lögvélar (i. e. the net) leika á þönum, Egilsson’s rendering of the verse in Herodotus i. 62; the word is freq.

Runic Inscription

þᚢᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
f.
feminine.
freq
frequent, frequently.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
gen.
genitive.
i. e.
id est.
l.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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