Þýðr
Old Norse Dictionary - þýðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "þýðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- þýðr
- adj. kind, meek, amiable; þyðr ok þekkr við sína menn, Fms. x. 420; þýðr ok þekkiligr, Bs. i. 76; fámæltr optast, ekki þýðr (not affable, harsh), Fms. vii. 102; þ. við alla vini sína ok alla góða menn, Bs. i. 128; Herrann beið þeirra hinn þýði, Pass. 6. 1.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚢᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- þ.
- þáttr.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Pass.
- Passiu-Sálmar.