Þiðna

Old Norse Dictionary - þiðna

Meaning of Old Norse word "þiðna" in English.

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

þiðna: að, [þíðr], to thaw, melt away; fyrr en ísa leysti ok sjár tæki at þiðna, Orkn. 108; af snjó þeim er eigi kann þ., Al. 155; íss eða snjór, nema þat þiðni svá at þar verði vatn af, K. Á. 6; þiðna ok hitna, Stj. 96; metaph., hjarta þiðnar, 362; þiðni sorgir, may the sorrows melt away, Gh. 20.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

n.: neuter.

þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Gh.: Guðrúnar-hefna. (A. II.)

K. Á.: Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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