Þenja

Old Norse Dictionary - þenja

Meaning of Old Norse word "þenja" in English.

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

þenja
u, f. a kind of axe, Edda (Gl.): a nickname, Fms. xi. 369; cp. þynna.

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

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Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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