Tíða

Old Norse Dictionary - tíða

Meaning of Old Norse word "tíða" in English.

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

tíða Old Norse word can mean:

tíða: d, impers. to long for, wish; mik fara tíðir, I long to go, Vþm. 1; á fjalli eða firði ef þik fara tíðir, Hm. 117; ek get hins, at ykkr vega tíði (subj.), Skm. 24.

tíða: 2. reflex., svá at hægra verði at ríta ok lesa, sem nú tíðisk ok á þessu landi, Skálda (Thorodd) 161; hví hafa munkar lága skúa ok rauðar hosur?—Ymist tíðisk nú, Fms. viii. 358.

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

Abbreviations used:

impers.: impersonal.

m.: masculine.

pers.: person.

subj.: subjunctive.

reflex.: retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Skm.: Skírnis-mál. (A. I.)

Vþm.: Vafþrúðnis-mál. (A. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

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