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Old Norse Dictionary Entry

þruma

Old Norse Dictionary Entry
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Definitions

Definitions

3 definitions

1 þruma

1. u, f. [cp. Engl. thrum = end], poët. a land, prop. border-land, outskirts (?), Edda (Gl.)

2 þruma

2. the name of an island in Norway, Fas. iii.

3 þruma

2. að, to rattle; þótt lúðr þrumi, Hkv. 2. 3: freq. in mod. usage, það þrumar, það þrumaði, it thunders; þá þrumaði Seifr, Od.
Similar Words

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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

þruma

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "þruma" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
Engl
English.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
freq
frequent, frequently.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
gl
glossary.
gl.
glossary.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.
poët.
poetical, poetically.
pres.
present.
pret.
preterite.
prop
properly.
prop.
properly.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fsm.
Fjölsvinns-mál. (A. II.)
Gm.
Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
Hkv.
Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Höfuðl.
Höfuðlausn. (A. III.)
Od.
Odysseifs-kvæði, prose, 1829.
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Sól.
Sólarljóð. (A. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)

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