Þján

Old Norwegian Dictionary - þján

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "þján" in Norwegian.

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

þján
þján, f. Undertrykkelse, Tyranni (jvf þræl-kan); friða ok frelsa landit af þjánútlendra höfðingja OH. 18936; hannleiddi þá af Egyptalandi undan þjánok þrældómi Pharaonis konungs Stj.63913; suma hefir hann af landi rekitfyrir öngvar tilgörðir, en alla lagit íþján ok í þrælkan Fm. XI, 2535; martþat folk - var lengi síðan í Vindlandií þján Hkr. 7172. Jvf. áþján.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚦᛁᛆᚿ
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.
m.
Masculin.
n.
Neutrum.

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