Þorna
Old Norse Dictionary - þorna
Meaning of Old Norse word "þorna"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word þorna can mean:þorna
- þorna
- að, to become dry, Glúm. 364, Eb. 260, Bs. i. 339, Ísl. ii. 131, 364, Greg. 58, Al. 95, Sks. 28, Barl. 78, Stj. 589.
- þorna
- 2. metaph. in the rhyming phrase, morna ok þorna, to ‘peak and pine,’ Fas. ii. 235.
- þorna
- 3. part. þornaðr, dried; dauðr ok þornaðr limr, Fms. i. 229.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚢᚱᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- part.
- participle.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Glúm.
- Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
- Greg.
- Gregory. (F. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)