Þjóð-á
Old Norse Dictionary - þjóð-á
Meaning of Old Norse word "þjóð-á"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- þjóð-á
- f. a great river, chief river, Ver. 17 (Gen. ii. 10); þrjár þjóðár falla þorp yfir meyja Mögþrasis, Vþm. 49 (certainly not = þjóðir; the passage reminds one of Gen. ii. 10); þjóðár fnæstu eitri, Þd.; nú heita þat þjóðár er svá eru stórar, at …, n. G. L. ii. 133; fyrr skolu allar þjóðár falla upp, en …, proverbs of an impossibility (cp. ἄνω ποταμων ἱερων χωρουσι παγαί), Kormak.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᛁᚢᚦ-ᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- f.
- feminine.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Ver.
- Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)
- Vþm.
- Vafþrúðnis-mál. (A. I.)
- Þd.
- Þórs-drápa. (A. I.)