Þý

Old Norse Dictionary - þý

Meaning of Old Norse word "þý" in English.

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

þý Old Norse word can mean:

þý: n., qs. þivi, [Ulf. þjus = οἰκέτης, þiwan = δουλουν, þiwi = παιδίσκη, þiwis = δουλος; A. S. þeow; Dan. ty, tyende; cp. þjó-na]:—a serf, bondsman; þý hans eðr ambátt, Gísl. 132 (for þýr).

þý: 2. in mod. usage, metaph. vile, bad people; þýið með þrælum sínum, PasS. 11. 12.

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:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

qs.: quasi.

S.: Saga.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.

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