Halfþynna

Old Norwegian Dictionary - halfþynna

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "halfþynna" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

halfþynna
halfþynna, f. liden Øxe med tyndt Blad (se Aasen 260 b; Segner fraa Bygdom1, XIX13. 532). Ljósv. 1253; hann skaleiga skjöld - ok spjót ok sverð eðaœxi halfðynnu Landsl. 3, 112 jvf 9.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛆᛚᚠᚦᛦᚿᚿᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.
Feminin.
v.
Verbum.

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