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.)