Þjóna

Old Icelandic Dictionary - þjóna

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "þjóna" in English.

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

þjóna Old Icelandic word can mean:

þjóna
(að), v.
þjóna
1) to serve (settist hann heima ok ~ði ekki konungi); ~ til e-s, to serve, pay homage to (kvaðst hann skyldr at ~ til konungs); to deserve (launa þeim sem þeir hafa til ~t); ~ undir e-n, to serve under one;
þjóna
2) to attend on as a servant, wait on (hón ~ði honum eigi verr enn bónda sínum).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᛁᚢᚾᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-s
einhvers.

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