Þiðurr

Old Norse Dictionary - þiðurr

Meaning of Old Norse word "þiðurr" in English.

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

þiðurr: m., pl. þiðrar; [mod. Norse tjur; Gr. τετράων]:—a partridge. Lat. tetrao perdrix, Edda (Gl.); þiðra (gen. pl.), Gþl. 449: in poets, ben-þ., val-þ., a carrion-bird, Lex. Poët.

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

Abbreviations used:

gen.: genitive.

Gr.: Greek.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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