Þræða

Old Norse Dictionary - þræða

Meaning of Old Norse word "þræða"

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

Old Norse word þræða can mean:þræða

þræða
d, [þráðr], to thread a needle; þ.l.
þræða
2. metaph. to follow a path closely; þræða veginn, götuna, leiðina (= Lat. legere).

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
þ.
þáttr.
Lat.
Latin.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

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