Þjá

Old Norse Dictionary - þjá

Meaning of Old Norse word "þjá" in English.

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

þjá Old Norse word can mean:

þjá: þjáði, þjáð, [for the root see þýr, þjóna], to constrain, enthral, enslave; hann var þjáðr til vinnu, he was worked as a bondsman, Fms. i. 78; son (acc.) Loðinn vildi hann (nom.) þjá undir þrældóm, 289; sveinarnir vóru þjáðir ok undu þeir ílla, Eg. 235; þat fólk var lengi síðan þjáð í Vindlandi, Fms. vii. 195; hann vildi selja oss í þrældóm, ok hét oss afarkostum ok lima-láti ef vér vildim eigi þjásk, iii. 158; lét Rögnvaldr þjásk en Úlfr eigi, i. 289; mörg er þjóð of þjáð, Hkm. 21.

þjá: II. to chastise; hann þjáði sinn líkama í mörgum hlutum, Fb. ii. 431; pínast ok þjást, to feel great pain, Stj. 131.

þjá: III. part. þjáðr, ör-þjáðr, sár-þjáðr. stricken, worn, smarting, of sickness, grief, or the like.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

m.: masculine.

nom.: nominative.

part.: participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkm.: Hákonar-mál. (A. III.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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