Þrekaðr
Old Norse Dictionary - þrekaðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "þrekaðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- þrekaðr
- part. worn, exhausted by over-exertion or from being tossed by wind, waves, fire, or the like, Fms. ii. 87, vi. 325; þeir vóru þrekaðir mjök af eldi, Orkn. 318, passim: in Stj. 387, for ‘þreka,’ read breka (?).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚱᛁᚴᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- part.
- participle.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)