Pynda

Old Norwegian Dictionary - pynda

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "pynda" in Norwegian.

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

pynda: pynda, v. (nd) undertrykke, tvinge; at mótiflutningi þeirra, sem fyrir honum sönn-uðu, at biskupar pyndi um rétt framok móti fornum vanda, ritaði hann svá,at hann fyrirbauð neinum leikmönnumat ganga undir neina pynding ok eigitil einnar vaðmáls alnar Bp. I, 7024 jvf 6;af íllum grimmleik með miklu misk-unnarleysi pyndir þú ok pínir, drepr okdeyðir guðs þjónustumenn Barl. 10628;ef - þú vilt pína mik eða pynda,þröngva eða þrýsta með afarkostumBarl. 1164; pynda e-n til e-s dvs. tvinge en til noget: þeir, er um vetrinn höfðumest gengit at konunginum at pynda(= neyða Flat. I, 585; þröngva Hkr.95) hann til blóta Hkr. 9713; skal eigipynda yðr til kristni at sinni Laxd.40 (1142); konungr vildi eigi, at bœndrværi pyndir til mikilla fégjalda Fm.X, 1135.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛕᛦᚿᚦᛆ
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:

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

Also available in related dictionaries:

This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages related to Old Norwegian.