Þola

Old Norse Dictionary - þola

Meaning of Old Norse word "þola" in English.

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

þola Old Norse word can mean:

þola: pres. þoli, pret. þolði, subj. þylði (þølði); part. þolt, later form þolat; [Goth. þulan = ἀνέχεσθαι, στέγειν; A. S. þoljan; Old Engl. and Scot. thole.; O. H. G. doljan, dolon; Dan. taale; Germ. dulden; Lat. tulisse, tol-erare; Gr. τλα- in τληναι, etc.]:—to bear, endure, suffer; reyna hvert hann þyldi járn eðr eigi, whether he could bear it or not, FmS. vii. 250; hvárt Þrændir þyldi atgörða-laust, ef …, vi. 38; ok þoli skor, Grág. ii. 188; at þau (the ships) þeyldi (i.e þøldi) mannfarminn, FmS. viii. 380, v. l.; mannraunir er hann hafði þolat, vi. 19; hversu þoldi Skarphéðinn í brennunni … vel fyrst en þó lauk svá at hann grét, Nj. 270; ef slíkt þolist, Ísl. ii. 406; eigi er þat þolanda (gerund.), it is intolerable, K. Á. 36; spyrr hversu lengi hann hafði þat áfelli þolt, FmS. x. 226; lengi höfu vér þolt þeirra ofsa, 237; þau hafa mart högg þolt í dag, 360; hversu hart þeir hafa þolat, FaS. i. 339.

þola: 2. þola e-m e-t, to bear it at one’s hand; kann vera at þá sé nokkurir svá röskvir at eigi þoli jarli allan ósóma, FmS. i. 208; munt þú skora mér á hólm ok þola eigi lög, Nj. 87; eigi skal þat ok skal þola Snorra lög, let us ‘thole’ the law to Snorri, i. e. let us give him the benefit of the law, Eb. 100; undrumk ek at Guð þolir honum þá ofdirfð, FmS. vii. 261; þeir þolðu honum eigi réttindi, Ó. H. 190; mun konungr eigi þola þér lengr at þú gangir á hans ríki, FmS. xi. 62; hugði hann at jarl mundi þola honum her, he had a mind that the earl should thole war at his hand, he would wage war against the earl, 3; at hann mundi lúka honum skatt eðr tola her ella, FaS. i. 329.

þola: 3. þola ílla, þola hart, to suffer hardship, Stj. 247, BS. i. 201; þola önd, to keep breath; hann rann hundrað skrefa meðan hann þoldi önd einu sinni, in one breath, Rb. 482: hence the mod. þola önn (i. e. önd) fyrir e-n, to feel a pang for one, feel anxiety, concern; see önd.

þola: II. to feel at rest, be still or quiet, stir not; kistan þoldi uppi sem fyrr eða nokkuru verr …, BS. i. 712; (one would say that the mod. tolla, to rest, sit fast, was a corruption of this phrase, were it not that tolla occurs in the verse in Hallfr. S.); æðisk dyrit svá at þat þolir hvergi, so that it has no rest, Lækn. 472; fylgði svá mikill verkr, at hann mátti hvergi kyrr þola, so great pain that he could nowhere remain quiet, Grett. 152; rekr Grettir hrossin, ok þolir Kingála eigi í haga, K. was restless, 25 new Ed.; hann þolir ekki við fyrir verkjum, he has no rest for pains.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

etc.: et cetera.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

Goth.: Gothic.

Gr.: Greek.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

part.: participle.

pres.: present.

pret.: preterite.

S.: Saga.

Scot.: Scottish.

subj.: subjunctive.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

i. e.: id est.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

K. Á.: Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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

Hallfr. S.: Hallfreðar Saga. (D. II.)

Lækn.: Lækninga-bók. (H. V.)

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