Pína

Old Norse Dictionary - pína

Meaning of Old Norse word "pína" in English.

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

pína Old Norse word can mean:

pína: 1. u, f. [Lat. poena], a fine; undir pínu tólf aura gjalds, BS. i. 733; hverjar pínur skyldask á þá menn, K. Á. 224; banns-pína.

pína: 2. in mod. usage, pine, torment, Vídal., PasS.

pína: 2. d, [A. S. pînan], to torment, torture, FmS. i. 4, Mork. 221, Grág. ii. 129; pína e-n til sagna, i. 347; þar skulu djöflar pína yðr, Hom. 158, passim.

pína: 2. to punish; verk pínt ok lofat, punished or allowed, Mar.; píndr er stuldr, Skálda 204 (in a verse); til þess ér hafit yðrar syndir píndar, Hom. 158.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

Lat.: Latin.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

m.: masculine.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

K. Á.: Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)

Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.

Vídal.: Vídalíns-Postilla.

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Mork.: Morkinskinna. (E. I.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

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