ÞÚFA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

ÞÚFA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 ÞÚFA

u, f., gen. pl. þúfna; [provinc. Germ. daube; in the Tyrol the cairns and pyramids by the way-side are so called by the peasants, Schmeller; dobe = a paw, Alsace]:—a mound; þúfu þá er griðkonan þerði fætr sína á, Fms. i. 254; settu þat á þúfur, hjá þúfunni, Fbr. 109, 110; Hjálmarr sat við þúfu eina ok var fölr sem nár, Fas. i. 426; opt veltir lítil þúfa miklu hlassi, a little mound may overset a big load (cart), Al. 132 (a saying); þar er þeir vóru staddir, vóru ber á einni þúfu, Fb. ii. 347: the phrases, fé-þúfa, see fé, p. 149, col. 1; bana-þúfa, hníga við bana-þúfu, to bite the dust; vera einum eingin heilla-þúfa, to be a stumbling-mound to one. þúfna-kollr, m. the top of a mound. þúfu-skítr, m. a nickname, Fms. viii. þúfu-titlingr, m. a ‘mound-tit,’ a sparrow.

Runic Inscription

þᚢᚠᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
f.
feminine.
gen.
genitive.
Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
lit
literally.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.
pl.
plural.
provinc.
provincial.

Works & Authors

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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