Þóf

Old Norse Dictionary - þóf

Meaning of Old Norse word "þóf" in English.

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

þóf Old Norse word can mean:

þóf: n. a beating or thickening of cloth; Bárðr minn á Jökli leggstu á þófið mitt, Ísl. Þjóðs., and freq. in mod. usage.

þóf: II. metaph. a wearisome, endless struggle; leiðisk mér þóf þetta, Nj. 92, Sturl. i. 101, Grett. 134; þar kemr enn þófinu, at …, Fms. xi. 429, Grett.

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.: frequent, frequently.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Ísl. Þjóðs.: Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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

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