Drós
Old Norse Dictionary - drós
Meaning of Old Norse word "drós"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- drós
- f. [cp. Ital. druda = a sweetheart], poët. a girl; drósir heita þær er kyrlátar eru, Edda 108, Fas. iii. 618, Al. 70, 152.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚱᚢᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- f.
- feminine.
- Ital.
- Italian.
- l.
- line.
- poët.
- poetically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)