Þyngja

Old Norse Dictionary - þyngja

Meaning of Old Norse word "þyngja" in English.

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

þyngja Old Norse word can mean:

þyngja: ð and d, [þungr, Dan. tynge], to weigh down, burden, make heavy, Hom. 53; mun mér eigi þ. þetta erviði, it will not encumber me, Eluc. 3; augu þeirra þyngðusk (pass.) af tárum, 623. 60.

þyngja: 2. impers. he grows heavy, with dat. of manner; en sóttinni þyngði (the illness grew worse) eigi því síðr, ok andaðisk hann, Fms. x. 73; þá þyngdi honum mjök (it grew very heavy with him, i. e. he grew heavy from sleep), ok lagðisk hann niðr ok svaf, v. 222; þyngja tekr máli ok minni, Skáld H. 5. 16.

þyngja: II. reflex., tekr nú bardaginn at þyngjask, to grow heavy, adverse. Fas. i. 105; honum tók þá at þyngjask (he sank) sem á leið daginn, Fms. viii. 445.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pass.: passive.

þ.: þáttr.

dat.: dative.

i. e.: id est.

impers.: impersonal.

pers.: person.

v.: vide.

reflex.: retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Eluc.: Elucidarium. (F. II.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Skáld H.: Skáld Helga-rímur. (A. III.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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