Þremjar

Old Norse Dictionary - þremjar

Meaning of Old Norse word "þremjar"

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

þremjar
f. pl. a part of the sword, but unknown what, Edda (Gl.); the sword is called þremja linnr, vöndr, svell, = the snake, wand, ice, of the þ., etc., Lex. Poët.

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

Abbreviations used:

etc.
et cetera.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
pl.
plural.
þ.
þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
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