þján

See also: tjan

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Noun

þján f (genitive þjánar, plural þjánir)

1. bondage, servitude, oppression

Declension

Declension of þján (strong i-stem)

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

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “þján”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 512; also available at the Internet Archive