Þró

Old Norse Dictionary - þró

Meaning of Old Norse word "þró"

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

þró
f., pl. þrær, i. e. þrœr, and þróar, [A. S. þrub; Engl. trough], a trough, watering trough, esp. of hollowed wood or stone: helti hón vatninn niðr í þær þrær sem þar vóru görvar, Stj. 136; í þeim þróm eðr bryðjum, 178; þær höfðu fyllt þær þróar er þær skyldi vatna í, 257; stein-þró (q. v.), a ‘stone-chest,’ a stone-coffin.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Engl.
English.
esp.
especially.
f.
feminine.
gl.
glossary.
i. e.
id est.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
q. v.
quod vide.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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