Þrasir
Old Norse Dictionary - þrasir
Meaning of Old Norse word "þrasir"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- þrasir
- m. [cp. Ulf. þrasa-balþei = pugnacity, temerity], a sturdy fighter; in poët. compds, líf-þrasir (one who is hard to kill?), ör-þrasir, dólg-þrasir.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚱᛅᛋᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
- poët.
- poetically.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.