Þora

Old Norse Dictionary - þora

Meaning of Old Norse word "þora" in English.

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

þora Old Norse word can mean:

þora: pres. þori, pret. þorði; subj. þyrði, older þørði; part. þorat (þort?): with neg. and personal suff., þoriga ek, I dare not, Vkv.; [cp. Engl. dare; the Dan. lurde, = to dare, is formed from the pret.]:—to dare, have the courage to do a thing; with infin., þoriga ek at segja nema þér einum, Vkv.; þora mun ek þann arm verja, Ó. H. (in a verse); þorði hann ekki at synja þeim gistingar, Fbr. 19; get ek at hann hafi ekki þorat at koma á minn fund, 33;, en skal þessi enn gamli þora at sjá í mót vápnum, Ld. 280; ek þorða at leggja mik í hættu, Fs. 4; hann þorir at berjask, Gullþ. 50; þora man ek at heimta fé þetta, Nj. 31; var engi svá grimmr at þyrði á hann at ráða, Fms. ii. 174; þar hafði engi maðr þorat at nema fyrir landvættum, síðan Hjörleifr var drepinn, Landn. 272: leaving out the infin., ef þeir fá þann kvið at þeir mætti eigi ganga enda þörði þeir eigi, Grág. ii. 158.

þora: 2. with acc., but only of the pronoun ‘þat;’ engi myndi þat þora, at segja honum …, no one would dare that, to tell him …, Hkr. (pref.): freq., and in mod. usage, eg þori það ekki, I dare not that, dare not do it.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

gl.: glossary.

infin.: infinitive.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

neg.: negative.

part.: participle.

pres.: present.

pret.: preterite.

subj.: subjunctive.

uff.: suffix.

v.: vide.

þ.: þáttr.

acc.: accusative.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

mod.: modern.

pref.: preface.

Works & Authors cited:

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Gullþ.: Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Vkv.: Völundar-kviða. (A. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

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