Þrefi
Old Norse Dictionary - þrefi
Meaning of Old Norse word "þrefi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- þrefi
- a, m. [A. S. þraf; Engl. thrave = number of two dozen, Johnson]:—a number of sheaves, a thrave, Edda ii. 491; cp. Dan. ‘en trave korn;’ in the phrase, raunlítið kemst opt á þrefa, small efforts soon make a shock, i. e. small matters soon grow into a quarrel, Mkv.; or is the metaphor from þref? cp. Gísl. 44 (above S. v. þref).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚱᛁᚠᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- i. e.
- id est.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
- Mkv.
- Málshátta-kvæði. (A. III.)