Dróttna

Old Norse Dictionary - dróttna

Meaning of Old Norse word "dróttna"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

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.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚱᚢᛏᛏᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

dat.
dative.
f.
feminine.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Greg.
Gregory. (F. II.)
Niðrst.
Niðrstigningar Saga. (F. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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