Þriði

Old Norse Dictionary - þriði

Meaning of Old Norse word "þriði"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word þriði can mean:þriði

þriði
sounded þriðji, gen. dat. acc. þriðja; pl. þriðju: [A. S. þrydda; North. E. thrid]:—the third, Nj. 32, Eg. 168, 220, 279, 537, and passim.
þriði
COMPDS: þriðja-bræðri or -bræðra, adj., also used as a noun, fifth cousins (male), cp. annara-bræðra (see annarr), Grág. i. 285, ii. 172, 173, 188, 246, BS. i. 10. Þriði-dagr (mod. Þriðju-dagr), m. the third day, i. e. Tuesday, Orkn. 322, K. Á. 182, Rb. 112 (see the remarks to dagr). þriðja-vaka, u, f. the ‘third wake,’ i. e. the 8th day of July, D. n. passim (see Fr.)
þriði
II. Þriði is one of the names of Odin, Edda 3; Þriðja þing, = Valhalla or the Einherjar, Ýt.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚱᛁᚦᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

acc.
accusative.
A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
dat.
dative.
gen.
genitive.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
North. E.
Northern English.
pl.
plural.
S.
Saga.
adj.
adjective.
cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
Fr.
French in etymologies.
i. e.
id est.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Fr.
Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
K. Á.
Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
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