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.)