Þolin-móðr

Old Norse Dictionary - þolin-móðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "þolin-móðr" in English.

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

þolin-móðr Old Norse word can mean:

þolin-móðr: adj. [Dan. taalmodig], ‘thole-moody,’ patient, enduring, Stj. 158, Fb. ii. 261, Greg. 20, passim esp. in eccl. writers, n. T., Vídal.

þolin-móðr: II. masc. the clench-nail by which the blade is fastened to the haft of a clasp-knife; þolinmóðr í kníf, Edda ii. 494; þolin-móðrinn brotnaði.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

Dan.: Danish.

eccl.: ecclesiastical.

esp.: especially.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

masc.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

N. T.: New Testament.

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Vídal.: Vídalíns-Postilla.

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

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