Þorna

Old Norse Dictionary - þorna

Meaning of Old Norse word "þorna" in English.

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

þorna Old Norse word can mean:

þorna: að, to become dry, Glúm. 364, Eb. 260, Bs. i. 339, Ísl. ii. 131, 364, Greg. 58, Al. 95, Sks. 28, Barl. 78, Stj. 589.

þorna: 2. metaph. in the rhyming phrase, morna ok þorna, to ‘peak and pine,’ Fas. ii. 235.

þorna: 3. part. þornaðr, dried; dauðr ok þornaðr limr, Fms. i. 229.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

part.: participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

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

Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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