Trjóna

Old Norse Dictionary - trjóna

Meaning of Old Norse word "trjóna" in English.

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

trjóna Old Norse word can mean:

trjóna: u, f. [Dan. tryne; trana and trjóna seem to be akin]:—a snout, Lat. rostrum, Fms. vi. 143 (of a serpent); með gínandum trjónum, Landn. 257 (Hb.): of a hammer, trjónu-tröll, the ‘snout-ogress,’ of the hammer of Thor, Haustl.: of projecting land, Selmeina trjóna, the ness of Selund, i. e. Zealand, Hkr. i. (in a verse).

trjóna: 2. of a pole; harðar trjónur, Gs. 17; var þá ok veift af hverju skipi trjónum (or = trjánum from tré?), Þorf. Karl. 424; tjald-trjóna, a tent-frame, Sturl. i. 147, 148.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

f.: feminine.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Haustl.: Haustlöng. (A. I.)

Hb.: Hauks-bók. (H. IV.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Gs.: Grótta-söngr. (A. II.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

Þorf. Karl.: Þorfinns Saga Karlsefnis. (D. II.)

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