Þenja

Old Norwegian Dictionary - þenja

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "þenja" in Norwegian.

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

þenja: þenja, v. (þandi) udstrække, udspænde; léthann þenja hörstreng á milli hælatveggja Heilag. I, 2647 jvf &vl; þenjanautshúð Mar. 73015 jvf Fld. I, 28911;því líkast sem blaut húð væri þönd umsmákvistu Barl. 8121; flógu af (hross-inu) skinn ok þöndu um Klaufa Svarfd.16 (1549); tók hón hinnu þunna eðaroð af fiski ok þandi of andlit sér Post.12912; þvertré þat er hendr dróttinsvárs vóru út á þandar ok á negldarHb. 334; festit þér hann í stagl okþanit allan líkam hans, en er hannvar upphafðr ok þandr í stagli Heilag.II, 32212; þenja vömbina sem verkmennvið þúst dvs. æde med Graadighed som enTærsker, Fm. VIII, 436.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚦᚽᚿᛁᛆ
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:

fd.: finlandisk.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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