Þreying

Meaning of Old Norse word "þreying"

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

þreying

f. a patient waiting; göra sér e-ð til af-þreyingar, in order to kill the time.

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