Trjóna
Old Norse Dictionary - trjóna
Meaning of Old Norse word "trjóna"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word trjóna can mean:trjóna
- trjóna
- u, f. [Dan. tryne; trana and trjóna seem to be akin]:—a snout, Lat. rostrum, Fms. vi. 143 (of a serpent); með gínandum trjónum, Landn. 257 (Hb.): of a hammer, trjónu-tröll, the ‘snout-ogress,’ of the hammer of Thor, Haustl.: of projecting land, Selmeina trjóna, the ness of Selund, i. e. Zealand, Hkr. i. (in a verse).
- trjóna
- 2. of a pole; harðar trjónur, Gs. 17; var þá ok veift af hverju skipi trjónum (or = trjánum from tré?), Þorf. Karl. 424; tjald-trjóna, a tent-frame, Sturl. i. 147, 148.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚱᛁᚢᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- f.
- feminine.
- i. e.
- id est.
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Haustl.
- Haustlöng. (A. I.)
- Hb.
- Hauks-bók. (H. IV.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Gs.
- Grótta-söngr. (A. II.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Þorf. Karl.
- Þorfinns Saga Karlsefnis. (D. II.)