Þiðurr

Old Norse Dictionary - þiðurr

Meaning of Old Norse word "þiðurr"

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

þiðurr
m., pl. þiðrar; [mod. Norse tjur; Gr. τετράων]:—a partridge. Lat. tetrao perdrix, Edda (Gl.); þiðra (gen. pl.), Gþl. 449: in poets, ben-þ., val-þ., a carrion-bird, Lex. Poët.

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

Abbreviations used:

gen.
genitive.
Gr.
Greek.
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
þ.
þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
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