Old Norse Dictionary Entry

ÞRÓTTR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

3 definitions

1 ÞRÓTTR

m., gen. þróttar, [from þró-ast, cp. ótti from ógn-; cp. A. S. þroht = labour]:—strength, might, valour, fortitude; íll-menni ok þó engan þróttinn í, Fs. 51; svá var mikill þróttr hans, at hann hló meðan hann beið þessa kvöl, Fas. i. 219; ek vil biðja þik, at þú hafir þrótt við (fortitude, firmness) ok verði því meiri hefndin sem lengr er, Lv. 40; þverrðu þeir þrótt sinn at þriðjungi, Hðm. 16; sannlega er skekinn þróttr (courage) ór yðr, Grett. 112; mæla þróttar-orð, a word of fortitude; þróttar-steinn, the stone of courage, i. e. the heart, Þd.

2 ÞRÓTTR

II. one of the names of Odin, whence freq. in circumlocutions of men, hjálm-Þróttr, gný-Þ., sæki-. Þ., = a warrior; Þróttar þing, the meeting of Odin, i. e. battle, Ýt., Lex. Poët.

3 ÞRÓTTR

COMPDS: þróttar-djarfr, -mildr, -snjallr, -strangr, = valiant, Lex. Poët.

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Runic Inscription

ÞRÓTTR

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
gen.: genitive.
i. e.: id est.
loc: local, locally.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
S.: South, Southern.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Hðm.: Hamðis-mál. (A. II.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
Þd.: Þórs-drápa. (A. I.)

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