Þyrja

Old Norse Dictionary - þyrja

Meaning of Old Norse word "þyrja" in English.

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

þyrja: pres. þyrr; pret. þurði; [see þori]:—to sweep or rush along, only used in poetry; kilir þurðu norðan, Ó. H. (in a verse); flaust þurðu und segli, Fms. x. (in a verse); Rögnvalds kind þurði und randir, … menn þurðut austan, Arnór; hrönn þurði at e-m, Þd. 12; láta mari þyrja fold fetum, to let the steed sweep over the fields, Akv. 13; mál kveð ek okkr fara úrig fjöll yfir, þyrja þjóð yfir, to sweep over the people, Skm. 10, of riding through the air.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

pres.: present.

pret.: preterite.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Akv.: Atla-kviða. (A. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Skm.: Skírnis-mál. (A. I.)

Þd.: Þórs-drápa. (A. I.)

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