Þjó

Old Norse Dictionary - þjó

Meaning of Old Norse word "þjó" in English.

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

þjó Old Norse word can mean:

þjó: n. [A. S. þeôh; Engl. thigh], the thigh, but in usage generally the podex, in plur.; hann logar allr um þjóin, Mar.; þat skarðit sem er í milli þjóa þér, Ölk. 37; ef maðr höggr mann klámhögg um þjó þver, Grág. ii. 12; kláði hleypr um allan búkinn, einna mest um þjóin … draga striga-dúk milli þjóanna á sér, Fb. i. 212; hælarnir liggja uppi við þjóin, of a cripple, Ó. H. 246, Mar.: sing., fótrinn með öllu þjóinu, Fb. i. 262; bar oxina niðr hjá þjói hestsins, Sturl. iii. 314.

þjó: II. metaph. the crook at the end of a scythe, which is fixed in the handle.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

plur.: plural.

S.: Saga.

sing.: singular.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

Ölk.: Ölkofra-þáttr. (D. II.)

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