Þyngsl

Old Norse Dictionary - þyngsl

Meaning of Old Norse word "þyngsl"

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

Old Norse word þyngsl can mean:þyngsl

þyngsl
(mod. þyngsli), n. pl. (þyngslir, f. pl., Barl. 44), a burden; göra e-m þ., to be a burden to one, B. K.; vera e-m til þyngsla, id.; meðr banni eðr öðrum þyngslum, at ganga undir þeirra álögur, MS. 126. 178.
þyngsl
2. heavy affliction; mér þykkir íllt at menn hljóti svá mjök þ. af mér, Eb. 264; er öll þyngsl hafa af staðit, FmS. viii. 181, v. l.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
line.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
S.
Saga.
þ.
þáttr.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
B. K.
Björgynjar Kálfskinn. (J. II.)
Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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