Þvinga

Old Norwegian Dictionary - þvinga

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "þvinga" in Norwegian.

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

þvinga: þvinga, v. (að) 1) besvære, plage; hvelp-arnir klóra mœðrinnar kvið, svá semhann er þvingaðr ok fullr af burðinumStj. 8010; vér þvingumst (lat. affligimur)á sex dögum ok þrim tigum Stj. 14824. 2) tvinge, nøde; várum vér þvingaðirtil at fara til Alexandriam eftir svámiklu hveiti Heilag. II, 10810; görit svável at þér þvingit mik eigi til at verabyskup Mar. 40431. 3) spæge; þving-andi hann (líkamann) meðr marghátt-uðum mœðisamligum háttum Thom. 258.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚦᚠᛁᚿᚵᛆ
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.

v.: Verbum.

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