Þíða

Old Norse Dictionary - þíða

Meaning of Old Norse word "þíða"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

þíða
d, bíða þíða rhyme together, Skáld H. 1. 2; originally a strong verb þíða, þeið, of which only remains the part. þiðinn, q. v.: to melt, thaw, of ice, snow; þíða snjó, Fms. iii. 180; Jökull kvazk eigi inn vilja at þiða á sér snjó, Fs. 55: síðan vóru eldar görvir ok þídd klæði, 52; hann færðisk at eldinum ok vildi þíða sik, id.; var eldr upp kveyktr ok þídd klæði þeirra, Fbr. 14 new Ed.; hann þíddi þann mikla þela, Hom. 107; þá tekr jörð at þíða frosnar grasrætr, Sks. 48; þíða (not þýða) allra hjörtu til ástar, Edda (pref.) 149.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᛁᚦᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

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Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.
masculine.
part.
participle.
pref.
preface.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Skáld H.
Skáld Helga-rímur. (A. III.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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