Þorn
Old Icelandic Dictionary - þornMeaning of Old Icelandic word "þorn" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
þorn Old Icelandic word can mean:
- þorn
- (-s, -ar), m.
- þorn
- 1) thorn (þornar ok þistlar);
- þorn
- 2) spike, esp. the tongue of a buckle, pin of a brooch (þorni n í belti);
- þorn
- 3) the letter þ.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚢᚱᚾ
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- esp.
- especially.
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