Þjáning
Old Norse Dictionary - þjáning
Meaning of Old Norse word "þjáning"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- þjáning
- f. affliction; leita Guðs í þinni þ., Karl. 542: freq. in mod. usage, also of severe pain, hann komst urn aptaninn í sælu-hús og þó með þjáningu, Espól. s. a. 1720; þjáninga-laust, -lítið, painless, in little pain.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᛁᛅᚾᛁᚾᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- s. a.
- sub anno.
- þ.
- þáttr.
Works & Authors cited:
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)