Þjóð-á

Old Norse Dictionary - þjóð-á

Meaning of Old Norse word "þjóð-á" in English.

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

þjóð-á: f. a great river, chief river, Ver. 17 (Gen. ii. 10); þrjár þjóðár falla þorp yfir meyja Mögþrasis, Vþm. 49 (certainly not = þjóðir; the passage reminds one of Gen. ii. 10); þjóðár fnæstu eitri, Þd.; nú heita þat þjóðár er svá eru stórar, at …, n. G. L. ii. 133; fyrr skolu allar þjóðár falla upp, en …, proverbs of an impossibility (cp. ἄνω ποταμων ἱερων χωρουσι παγαί), Kormak.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

f.: feminine.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Ver.: Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)

Vþm.: Vafþrúðnis-mál. (A. I.)

Þd.: Þórs-drápa. (A. I.)

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