þján

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See also: tjan

Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From þjá (“constrain, enslave”) +‎ -an.

Noun[edit]

þján f (genitive þjánar, plural þjánir)

bondage, servitude, oppression

Declension[edit]

Declension of þján (strong i-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
feminine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	þján	þjánin	þjánir	þjánirnar
accusative	þján	þjánina	þjánir	þjánirnar
dative	þján	þjáninni	þjánum	þjánunum
genitive	þjánar	þjánarinnar	þjána	þjánanna

References[edit]

þján in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

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