Þiðrandi

Old Norse Dictionary - þiðrandi

Meaning of Old Norse word "þiðrandi" in English.

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

þiðrandi: a, m., prop. a he-partridge, = þiðurr (?), but only used as a nickname, and then as a pr. name, Landn.; Þiðranda-bani, the slayer of Th., a nickname, Njarð.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pr.: proper, properly.

prop.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Njarð.: Njarðvíkinga Saga. (D. II.)

Th.: Theophilus. (F. III.)

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