Þjáning

Old Norse Dictionary - þjáning

Meaning of Old Norse word "þjáning" in English.

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

þjáning
f. affliction; leita Guðs í þinni þ., Karl. 542: freq. in mod. usage, also of severe pain, hann komst urn aptaninn í sælu-hús og þó með þjáningu, Espól. s. a. 1720; þjáninga-laust, -lítið, painless, in little pain.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
s. a.
sub anno.
þ.
þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
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