Inn-drótt

Old Norse Dictionary - inn-drótt

Meaning of Old Norse word "inn-drótt"

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

inn-drótt
f., poët. a king’s body-guard, Edda (Gl.), Lex. poët.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
poët.
poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
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