Þora
Old Norse Dictionary - þora
Meaning of Old Norse word "þora"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word þora can mean:þora
- þora
- pres. þori, pret. þorði; subj. þyrði, older þørði; part. þorat (þort?): with neg. and personal suff., þoriga ek, I dare not, Vkv.; [cp. Engl. dare; the Dan. lurde, = to dare, is formed from the pret.]:—to dare, have the courage to do a thing; with infin., þoriga ek at segja nema þér einum, Vkv.; þora mun ek þann arm verja, Ó. H. (in a verse); þorði hann ekki at synja þeim gistingar, Fbr. 19; get ek at hann hafi ekki þorat at koma á minn fund, 33;, en skal þessi enn gamli þora at sjá í mót vápnum, Ld. 280; ek þorða at leggja mik í hættu, Fs. 4; hann þorir at berjask, Gullþ. 50; þora man ek at heimta fé þetta, Nj. 31; var engi svá grimmr at þyrði á hann at ráða, Fms. ii. 174; þar hafði engi maðr þorat at nema fyrir landvættum, síðan Hjörleifr var drepinn, Landn. 272: leaving out the infin., ef þeir fá þann kvið at þeir mætti eigi ganga enda þörði þeir eigi, Grág. ii. 158.
- þora
- 2. with acc., but only of the pronoun ‘þat;’ engi myndi þat þora, at segja honum …, no one would dare that, to tell him …, Hkr. (pref.): freq., and in mod. usage, eg þori það ekki, I dare not that, dare not do it.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚢᚱᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- gl.
- glossary.
- infin.
- infinitive.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- neg.
- negative.
- part.
- participle.
- pres.
- present.
- pret.
- preterite.
- subj.
- subjunctive.
- uff.
- suffix.
- v.
- vide.
- þ.
- þáttr.
- acc.
- accusative.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- mod.
- modern.
- pref.
- preface.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Gullþ.
- Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Vkv.
- Völundar-kviða. (A. II.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)