Þeyja

Old Norse Dictionary - þeyja

Meaning of Old Norse word "þeyja" in English.

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

þeyja Old Norse word can mean:

þeyja: this verb occurs only in the infinitive, except as a απ. λεγ. in pret. þá, Gh. 21; [A. S. þawan; Engl. thaw; in North and West Engl. proncd. thow; Germ. thauen; Dan. töe]:—to thaw; nú er margháttað um veðrin, þótti mér élligt vera ok allkallt, en nú þykki mér sem þeyja muni.—Þá mun ávalt þeyja ef þetta verðr at því, Vápn. 21 (the vellum).

þeyja: II. metaph. to cease; svá þá Guðrún sinna harma, thus Gudrun appeased her woes, Gh. 21; ek frá hungr varga þeyja, the hunger of wolves was appeased, Ó. H. (in a verse), where þeyja rhymes with ey, and cannot therefore stand for þegja = to be silent.

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

Abbreviations used:

απ. λεγ.: απαξ. λεγόμενον.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pret.: preterite.

proncd.: pronounced.

S.: Saga.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Gh.: Guðrúnar-hefna. (A. II.)

Vápn.: Vápnfirðinga Saga. (D. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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