Þysja

Old Norse Dictionary - þysja

Meaning of Old Norse word "þysja" in English.

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

þysja: pres. þyss; pret. þusti; gustr, þustu, Sighvat; in mod. usage þusa and þusti: [an older form for þyrja? cp. þausnir]:—to rush; þusti (þursti Ed.) þegar allr Grikkja-herr alvápnaðr ór herbúðunum í borgina, Fms. vi. 157; þá þysja Rómverjar þar at, Rom. 273; þustu þeir þá fram ór skóginum eptir þeim, Ó. H. 135; ok enn þustu at allir þeir er í öðrum stöðum höfðu setið, 68; þá þustu bændr at konungi ok báðu hann eta kjöt, Fms. i. 35; ok nú þyss sjá flokkr fram á leikvöllinn, Skálda 172.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

pres.: present.

pret.: preterite.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

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