Þungliga
Old Norse Dictionary - þungliga
Meaning of Old Norse word "þungliga"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- þungliga
- adv. heavily, opp. to léttliga, mostly used metaph.; vera þ. haldinn, sorely oppressed, from illness, Eg. 565; e-m líkar e-t þ., Ld. 72; hann tók þessu þ., Nj. 49; hans mál mun þ. til lykta leiða, will have a heavy end, will come to grief at last, Fms. vi. 278; þungligar er til farit, herra, the case is heavier than that, my lord, vii. 104.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚢᚾᚴᛚᛁᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adv.
- adverb.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- opp.
- opposed.
- v.
- vide.
- þ.
- þáttr.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)