Þol

Old Norse Dictionary - þol

Meaning of Old Norse word "þol" in English.

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

þol Old Norse word can mean:

þol: n. patience, endurance; hann hafði við gott þol ok mikit, Fær. 346; hann bað Sturlu hafa þol við ok bíða, Sturl. ii. 131, Stj. 579, Fas. iii. 77; ó-þol, impatience.

þol: 2. of bodily endurance; þat er einskis manns þol, no man can bear that, Fms. iii. 190; þykki mér lítil þol (plúr.) í þeim mönnum sem drekka verða um nætr, Fas. i. 79.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fær.: Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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