Þiðna

Old Norse Dictionary - þiðna

Meaning of Old Norse word "þiðna"

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

þiðna
að, [þíðr], to thaw, melt away; fyrr en ísa leysti ok sjár tæki at þiðna, Orkn. 108; af snjó þeim er eigi kann þ., Al. 155; íss eða snjór, nema þat þiðni svá at þar verði vatn af, K. Á. 6; þiðna ok hitna, Stj. 96; metaph., hjarta þiðnar, 362; þiðni sorgir, may the sorrows melt away, Gh. 20.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
n.
neuter.
þ.
þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Gh.
Guðrúnar-hefna. (A. II.)
K. Á.
Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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