Þú

Old Norse Dictionary - þú

Meaning of Old Norse word "þú" in English.

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

þú Old Norse word can mean:

þú: gen. þín, dat. þér, acc. þik, a pers. pron.; also spelt ðú, see the introduction, p. 729; for þik, also freq. þek in Norse vellums, mod. þig, see Gramm. p. xxi: [Goth. þû, þeina, þus, þuk; A. S. þû; Engl. thou; Germ., Dan., and Swed. dû; Lat. tu; Gr. τύ.]

þú: A. Thou, passim:

þú: I. after verbs, either separated, as skalt þú, munt þú, or more usually suffixed and changing into -ðu, -du, -tu, or -u, e. g. mun-du, skal-du, vil-du, later skal-tu, mun-tu, vil-tu; ver-tu, ves-tu, Post. 229; drep-ðu, 228; eig-ðu, seg-ðu, lát-tu, lít-tu, eig-du, mæl-þú, lát-þú, Gkv. 2. 23; lít-tu, 8; át-tu, 10; skal-tu, 30; hirða-ðu, 28; er-þú, FmS. vi. 226; var-t-at-tu, wast-not-thou? mon-t-at-u; segja-t-tu, say-not-thou, and so passim [cp. Old Engl. wiltow etc. = wilt thou]: as to quantity, the u is at present sounded sometimes long, vil-tú, eig-ðú, lát-tú, or more usually short, låt-tu, eig-ðu, etc., and in common running speech dropped as in Engl., e.g, bidd-’ann-a-koma, beg him to come; kond-inn, come in.

þú: II. suffixed to other words; heil-du, heal thou! Clem. 131; at-tú = at-þú, that thou, see ‘at;’ þót-tú = þó at-þú, though that thou, passim; þatz-tu = þat-es-þú.

þú: B. Plur. þér, or older ér, yðar, yðr, qq. v., passim.

þú: II. in addressing, you; ek vil beiðask, herra, at þér gefit mér orlof, Nj. 10; eru þér sjúkir Herra, FmS. vi. 226, Sturl. iii. 261, passim; or þú and þér are mixed in the same address, hvat ætli þér, herra, … þvíat þér sögðuð oss, … seg nú ef þat er …, ok hafir þú af þínu tilstilli …, at þú talir við hann …, FmS. vi. 71.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

dat.: dative.

Engl.: English.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

gen.: genitive.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

Goth.: Gothic.

Gr.: Greek.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

pers.: person.

pron.: pronoun.

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

cp.: compare.

e. g.: exempli gratia.

etc.: et cetera.

v.: vide.

q. v.: quod vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gkv.: Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)

Post.: Postula Sögur. (F. III.)

Clem.: Clements Saga. (F. III.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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

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