Þref

Old Norse Dictionary - þref

Meaning of Old Norse word "þref"

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

Old Norse word þref can mean:þref

þref
n. a kind of upper floor where corn is stored (see þrefi); stofunni með kofum ok þrefinu sem þar er viðr fast, austasta búðinni undir stofunni, D. n. iv. 520; þrefit yfir forstofunni, i. 275, v. 342, vi. 84.
þref
2. in the metaph. phrase, koma á þref, to come on the floor, to come in; kemr nú á þref um draumana þegar er lengir nóttina, when the night grew long, the (dismal) dreams came again, Gísl. 44.
þref
II. mod. a wrangle, dispute; mál-þref.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
v.
vide.
l.
line.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
f.
feminine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
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