þruma

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

þruma

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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.

Runic Inscription

þᚱᚢᛘᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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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