Þvingan

Old Norse Dictionary - þvingan

Meaning of Old Norse word "þvingan" in English.

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

þvingan
f. a weighing down, hardship, Magn. 502; as opp. to skemtan, Stj. 2; þótti þat þ. at halda svá margar hátíðir, 49; til þvingunar ok ófrelsis, Bs. i. 720; ganga undir nýjar þvinganir, n. G. L. iii. 249.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
L.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.
opp.
opposed.
þ.
þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Magn.
Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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