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.)
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