Timbra
Old Norse Dictionary - timbra
Meaning of Old Norse word "timbra"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- timbra
- að, [Ulf. timrjan or timbrjan = οἰκοδομειν; A. S. timbrian; Engl. timber; O. H. G. zimbaron; Germ. zimmern; Dan. tömre; Swed. timbra]:—to ‘timber,’ i. e. to build of timber; the very word proves that all ancient Teutonic dwellings were of wood; hús at t., Rm.; timbruðum vér hásæti, SkS. 626; upp at t. Guðs Kristni, FmS. x. 277, SkS. 26, passim; há-timbra hús ok hof, to raise high houses and temples, Vsp. 7, Gm.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛁᛘᛒᚱᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- i. e.
- id est.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
- S.
- Saga.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gm.
- Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
- Rm.
- Rígsmál. (A. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Vsp.
- Völuspá. (A. I.)