Þyrnir
Old Norse Dictionary - þyrnir
Meaning of Old Norse word "þyrnir"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word þyrnir can mean:þyrnir
- þyrnir
- m. [see þorn; Dan. tjörne] a thorn, Karl. 546; klungr ok þyrni, Stj., Fms. v. 159: þyrnar ok íllgresi. Post.; fjaðrar hans vóru sem þyrnar, Post. 645. 69; þyna og þistla, the Bible, Matth. vii. 16; hag-þyrnir.
- þyrnir
- COMPDS: þyrnifótr, þyrnifullr, þyrnihjálmr, þyrnikórona, þyrnitré.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚢᚱᚾᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Post.
- Postula Sögur. (F. III.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)