Þyngð

Old Norse Dictionary - þyngð

Meaning of Old Norse word "þyngð"

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

Old Norse word þyngð can mean:þyngð

þyngð
f. [þungr], heaviness, weight; freq. in mod. usage, tvær vættir að þyngð; eðlis-þyngð, specific gravity.
þyngð
II. metaph. illness, sickness; á mér liggr þyngð nokkur, Fms. xi. 68; Helga tók þá ok þ. ok lá þó eigi, Ísl. ii. 274.
þyngð
2. troubles; síðan er vér mistum skipa várra er oss hefir öll þyngð af staðit, Fms. viii. 181.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
mod.
modern.
l.
line.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
þ.
þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
➞ See all works cited in the dictionary

Back