Þyngsl

Old Norse Dictionary - þyngsl

Meaning of Old Norse word "þyngsl" in English.

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

þyngsl Old Norse word can mean:

þyngsl: (mod. þyngsli), n. pl. (þyngslir, f. pl., Barl. 44), a burden; göra e-m þ., to be a burden to one, B. K.; vera e-m til þyngsla, id.; meðr banni eðr öðrum þyngslum, at ganga undir þeirra álögur, MS. 126. 178.

þyngsl: 2. heavy affliction; mér þykkir íllt at menn hljóti svá mjök þ. af mér, Eb. 264; er öll þyngsl hafa af staðit, FmS. viii. 181, v. l.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

S.: Saga.

þ.: þáttr.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

B. K.: Björgynjar Kálfskinn. (J. II.)

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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