Definitions
Definitions
1 dróttna
or drottna, að, [Ulf. drauhtinôn = στρατεύεσθαι], to rule, govern, hold sway; d. yfir e-m, to rule over one, Stj. 396, Fms. viii. 242: with dat., þó lætr hann þat eigi d. huga sínum, Greg. 33; at oss drottni eigi dauði síðan, Niðrst. 8; fyllit jörðina, stjórnit henni ok drottnið, Stj. 21.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
dróttna
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "dróttna" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).