Þilja

Old Norse Dictionary - þilja

Meaning of Old Norse word "þilja" in English.

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

þilja Old Norse word can mean:

þilja: u, f. a deal, plank, planking, esp. on a ship; þilja Hrungnis ilja, Edda. (Ht.); en er hann kom fram um siglu, þá skautzt niðr þilja undir fótum honum, Fms. viii. 74; þiljo eða þópto, Grág. ii. 171; brjóta árar eða þiljur, 356; sess-þiljur, ‘seat-deals,’ the thwarts or benches in a boat or galley, Hornklofi.

þilja: 2. pl. the deck; undir þiljur niðr, Ó. H. 225, Fms. vi. 446; þá var Þyri dróttning leidd upp undan þiljum, iii. 11; far þú undir þiljur niðr ok ligg eigi hér fyrir fótum mönnum, Orkn. 148; hann bjó á þiljum frammi, Eb. 196; valr lá þröngt á þiljum, Sighvat.

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

Similar entries:

Þilja (II)

Abbreviations used:

esp.: especially.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Ht.: Hátta-tal. (C. I.)

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

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

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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