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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