Þerna

Old Norse Dictionary - þerna

Meaning of Old Norse word "þerna" in English.

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

þerna Old Norse word can mean:

þerna: u, f. a tern or sea-swallow, sterna hirundo, Grág. ii. 347, Edda (Gl.); spá-þerna, Hkr. i. (in a verse), and in mod. usage: in the local name þern-ey, near Reykjavík.

þerna: II. a servant, [Dan. tærne; quite a different word, akin to þirr]:—a maid-servant, Stj. 138, 172, 616, and so in mod. usage.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

Dan.: Danish.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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