Þján
Old Norse Dictionary - þján
Meaning of Old Norse word "þján"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word þján can mean:þján
- þján
- f. [þjá], bondage, servitude, Hkr. iii. 315; þján útlendra höfðingja, Ó. H. 189; selja í þján ok þrældóm, Stj. 639; þján ek þrælkan, Fms. xi. 253.
- þján
- 2. affliction = þjáning, Bb. 1. 23; á-þján, q. v.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᛁᛅᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Bb.
- Búnaðar-bálkr.