Þol
Old Norse Dictionary - þol
Meaning of Old Norse word "þol"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word þol can mean:þol
- þol
- n. patience, endurance; hann hafði við gott þol ok mikit, Fær. 346; hann bað Sturlu hafa þol við ok bíða, Sturl. ii. 131, Stj. 579, Fas. iii. 77; ó-þol, impatience.
- þol
- 2. of bodily endurance; þat er einskis manns þol, no man can bear that, Fms. iii. 190; þykki mér lítil þol (plúr.) í þeim mönnum sem drekka verða um nætr, Fas. i. 79.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚢᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fær.
- Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)