Mar-tröð
Old Norse Dictionary - mar-tröð
Meaning of Old Norse word "mar-tröð" (or mar-trǫð)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mar-tröð (mar-trǫð)
- f. being ‘trodden’ by a mara, nightmare, Fél. x. 15.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, mar-tröð may be more accurately written as mar-trǫð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᚱ-ᛏᚱᚢᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fél.
- Félags-rit.