Þynna

Old Norse Dictionary - þynna

Meaning of Old Norse word "þynna"

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

Old Norse word þynna can mean:þynna

þynna
t, [þunnr], to make thin; þynna þoku frá augum e-m, Barl. 172, passim: impers., en sem þat kóf tekr at þynna, the fog begins to lift, Sks. 47, v. l. new Ed.
þynna
II. reflex. to grow thin; þynntisk skipanin á borðunum, Fms. ii. 327, Orkn. 72.
þynna
2. þynntr, beaten thin.

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

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Abbreviations used:

impers.
impersonal.
l.
line.
pers.
person.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.
n.
neuter.
reflex.
retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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