Þjarka

Old Norse Dictionary - þjarka

Meaning of Old Norse word "þjarka" in English.

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

þjarka Old Norse word can mean:

þjarka
1. u, f. a quarrel, Edda 110; þjörku-drjúgr, pugnacious, quarrelsome, Hom. (St.); göra þjörku, Am. 49.
þjarka
2. að, to quarrel, wrangle; þ. um e-ð, to wrangle about a thing.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.
þ.
þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.
Atla-mál. (A. II.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
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