Þúa

Old Norse Dictionary - þúa

Meaning of Old Norse word "þúa"

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

þúa
að, to ‘thou,’ to address a person by thou, = Fr. tutoyer; þúa og þéra, þúa e-n, þú mátt ekki þúa hann, þú verðr að þéra hann.

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

Abbreviations used:

Fr.
French in etymologies.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fr.
Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
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