Þunnr

Old Norse Dictionary - þunnr

Meaning of Old Norse word "þunnr" in English.

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

þunnr Old Norse word can mean:

þunnr
adj., poët. form, þuðr, þuðrar, þuðri; compar. þynnri, superl. þynnstr, but also þunnari, -astr; [A. S. þyn; Engl. thin; Germ. dänn; Dan. tynd; Swed. tunn; the root word is þenja; cp. Lat. tenuis, Gr. τυννός]:—thin; þunnrar blæju, Eb. (in a verse); þú hefir haus þunnan en ek hefi öxi þunga, Eb. 294; þunn öx, or thin-edged axe, FmS. vi. 30; skel-þunnr, egg-þunnr, þunnar fylkingar, Ó. H. 204; þunnt hár, FmS. vii. 239: also of fluids, the air, and the like, þunnara lopt, Stj. 17; þunnt veðr ok hreint svá at hvergi sá ský á himni, BS. i. 172; var þá góðr þerri-dagr ok veðr kyrrt ok þunnt svá at hvergi sá ský á himni, Eb. 94 new Ed., Fb. 14 new Ed.: of a liquor, þunn súpa, þunnr grautr: metaph. in the phrase, þegja þunnu hljóði, thin, i. e. dead, silence, Hm. 7.
þunnr
B. COMPDS: þunnbygðr, þunnbýlt, þunneggjaðr, þunngeðr, þunngörr, þunnhárr, þunnheyrðr, þunnkarr, þunnleitr, þunnmeginn, þunnskafinn, þunnskeggr, þunnskipaðr, þunnsleginn, þunnvangi, þunnvaxinn.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
compar.
comparative.
cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
Gr.
Greek.
i. e.
id est.
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
n.
neuter.
poët.
poetically.
S.
Saga.
superl.
superlative.
Swed.
Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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