Þungi

Old Icelandic Dictionary - þungi

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "þungi" in English.

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

þungi Old Icelandic word can mean:

þungi
m.
þungi
1) heaviness, weight (Ginnungagap fylltist með þunga og höfugleik íss ok hrims);
þungi
2) burden, encumbrance (verðr mér heldr at því ~ en gagn);
þungi
3) load, cargo (Þórir spurði, hvat þunga Ásbjörn hefði á skipinu);
þungi
4) heaviness, drowsiness (þótt þunga eðr geispa slái á hann).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚢᚾᚴᛁ

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

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