Þenkja

Old Norse Dictionary - þenkja

Meaning of Old Norse word "þenkja" in English.

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

þenkja
t; for the origin of this word see þekkja, which is the true old Norse form; [þenkja is a mod. word from Germ. denken, whence Dan. tænke]:—to think; this word first appears at or shortly before the Reformation; hann kvað sér þenkjast, Skáld H. 7. 5; in the Osvalds S., since in the Bible, in hymns, PasS., Vídal.; skal eg þá þurfa að þenkja, hann þyrmi einum mér, Hallgr.: in Sturl. i. 83 (the Editions) and in Lv. 48 this word is due to a mod. interpolation.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
Germ.
German.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Hallgr.
Hallgrímr Pétrsson.
Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
Pass.
Passiu-Sálmar.
Skáld H.
Skáld Helga-rímur. (A. III.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Vídal.
Vídalíns-Postilla.
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