Þyngð

Old Norse Dictionary - þyngð

Meaning of Old Norse word "þyngð" in English.

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

þyngð Old Norse word can mean:

þyngð: f. [þungr], heaviness, weight; freq. in mod. usage, tvær vættir að þyngð; eðlis-þyngð, specific gravity.

þyngð: II. metaph. illness, sickness; á mér liggr þyngð nokkur, Fms. xi. 68; Helga tók þá ok þ. ok lá þó eigi, Ísl. ii. 274.

þyngð: 2. troubles; síðan er vér mistum skipa várra er oss hefir öll þyngð af staðit, Fms. viii. 181.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

mod.: modern.

l.: line.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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