Þyna

Old Norse Dictionary - þyna

Meaning of Old Norse word "þyna" in English.

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

þyna Old Norse word can mean:

þyna
u, f. [akin to þön, þenja?], the withers (?); en er hann sá uxann, þá var hlaupin ofan bógrinn ok slitin þynan (wither-wrung? but of an ox), fýstu flestir at drepa skyldi, Bs. i. 370: or is þyna = the peritoneum, mod. líf-hinna?
þyna
2. a nickname; Þorbjörn þyna, Landn.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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