Þjarfr

Dizionario Old Norse - þjarfr

Significato della parola Old Norse "þjarfr"

Come definito dal dizionario Old Norse to English di Cleasby & Vigfusson:

La parola Old Norse þjarfr può significare:þjarfr

þjarfr
þjarf, þjarft, adj. [A. S. þeorf; old Fr. derve; Germ. derb]:—unleavened, of bread; þjarft brauð ok akr-súrur, Hom. 82; súrt brauð en eigi þjarft, 83.
þjarfr
2. fresh, of water, opp. to salt; bauð hann þjörfum vötnum fram at fljóta, SkS. 628 B.
þjarfr
3. metaph. insipid, flat, vile (cp. Dan. flau), of a person; kalla mann þjarfan, Edda i. 530; so also þirfingr. The change in the mod. Germ. derb = rude, harsh, is curious; in O. H. G. and in mid. H. G. the word, according to Grimm, Dict. S. v., was only used in its proper sense = azymos, as also in A. S.

Possibile iscrizione runica in Fuþark recente:ᚦᛁᛅᚱᚠᚱ
Le rune Fuþark recenti sono state utilizzate dal 8° al 12° secolo in Scandinavia e nei loro insediamenti all'estero

Abbreviazioni usate:

adj.
adjective.
A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Fr.
French in etymologies.
Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.
S.
Saga.
opp.
opposed.
cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
mid. H. G.
middle High German.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.

Opere & Autori citati:

Fr.
Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
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