Dros

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Dros

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 dros

f. [A. S. dreâs; Ulf. drus = πτωσις; Swed. drosse = a heap of corn; cp. also the Dan. drysse], dross, poët., in the compd álm-dros, the dross of the bow, the arrows, Lex. Poët.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᚱᚢᛋ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
f.: feminine.
Ital.: Italian.
l.: Linnæus.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
poët.: poetical, poetically.
S.: South, Southern.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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