Þýðr

Old Norse Dictionary - þýðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "þýðr" in English.

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

þýðr
adj. kind, meek, amiable; þyðr ok þekkr við sína menn, Fms. x. 420; þýðr ok þekkiligr, Bs. i. 76; fámæltr optast, ekki þýðr (not affable, harsh), Fms. vii. 102; þ. við alla vini sína ok alla góða menn, Bs. i. 128; Herrann beið þeirra hinn þýði, Pass. 6. 1.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
þ.
þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Pass.
Passiu-Sálmar.
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