Þíðr

Old Norse Dictionary - þíðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "þíðr"

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

þíðr
þið, þítt, adj. not ice-bound, thawed; meðan áin er þíð, whilst the river is open, Grág. ii. 267; hvert þat er ísum þakt eða þítt, Sks. 182; á þíðum sjá, Fb. i. 489; í vök þíðri í Nið, Fms. vii. 2; thus written in the vellums l. c., not ‘þyðri’ as in the Ed.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
l.
line.
l. c.
loco citato.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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