Þistill

Old Norse Dictionary - þistill

Meaning of Old Norse word "þistill" in English.

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

þistill: m. [A. S. þistel; Engl. thistle; Germ. distel; Dan.-Swed. tidsel, tistel]:—a thistle; vertú sem þistill, Skm. 31; ‘carduus,’ þat köllu vér þistil, Stj. 635; þistla ok íllgresi, SkS. 549; þorna ok þistla, Eluc. 45; verða nökkut vínber saman lesin af þyrnum ellegar fíkjur af þistlum, Mattli. vii. 16; þyrna ok þistla skal hún bera þér, Gen. iii. 18: a local name, Þistils-fjörðr, Landn.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Eluc.: Elucidarium. (F. II.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Skm.: Skírnis-mál. (A. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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