Þrift
Old Norse Dictionary - þrift
Meaning of Old Norse word "þrift"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- þrift
- f. thrift; fari sá útlægr ok komi alldregi í þrift, Js. 25; koma e-m í þrift, Fb. i. 136; komask í þrift, Fms. vi. 115.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚱᛁᚠᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Js.
- Járnsíða. (B. III.)