Þess

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

þess Old Icelandic word can mean:

þess

gen. sing. from sá, þat;

þess

1) denoting mode, kind, manner, so, thus, of that kind (sér þú nú þess, er þér þykki með undarligu móti); hefi ek nökkut ~ gört, at þér mislíki, have I done aught that it should mislike thee?

þess

2) ~ er, in so far as (hón var allra kvenna kurteisust at öllum hlutum, ~ er hann hafði spurt); ~ þó, at, yet so that (vilda ek helzt hafa atferð ok höfðingskap Hrólfs kraka, ~ þó, at ek helda allri kristni ok trú minni);

þess

3) with a compar. the more, so much the more, = því (~ meirr er hinn drekkr, ~ meirr þyrstir hann).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᛁᛋᛋ

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

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary