Þagna

Old Norse Dictionary - þagna

Meaning of Old Norse word "þagna" in English.

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

þagna: að, to become silent; konungr þagnar við. Nj. 6; konungr þagnar hvert sinn er Þórólfs er getið, Eg. 54; þá þagna þeir, Ld. 78, Fms. vi. 374; eptir þat þagnaði (þacnaðe Cod.) barnit, Bs. i. 342; síðan es hann þagnaði, left speaking, Íb. 7; hann sezt niðr ok þagnar, Skíða R. 145.

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

Abbreviations used:

Cod.: Codex.

R.: Rimur.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Íb.: Íslendinga-bók. (D. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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