Þögn

Old Norse Dictionary - þögn

Meaning of Old Norse word "þögn" (or þǫgn) in English.

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

þögn Old Norse word can mean:

þögn (þǫgn): f., gen. þagnar, [þegja], silence; sögn eða þögn haf þú þér sjálfr í hug, Sdm.; gott þóttumk þat er ek þögn of gat, silence, a hearing, Höfuðl.; slegit hefir þögn á þegna, Sighvat; þá sló þögn á höfðingjana ok mælti einginn, Fagrsk. 61; þagnar mark, Stj. 250; þagnar tími, a time of silence, Bs. i. 891, Stj. 158, and passim, þagnar-gildi, n.; in the phrase, láta e-ð liggja (vera) í þagnargildi, to leave a thing alone, not mention it.

þögn (þǫgn): II. mythical, the name of a goddess, Edda (Gl.), Gísl.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, þögn may be more accurately written as þǫgn.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

gen.: genitive.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fagrsk.: Fagrskinna. (K. I.)

Höfuðl.: Höfuðlausn. (A. III.)

Sdm.: Sigrdrífu-mál. (A. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

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