Þróask
Old Norse Dictionary - þróask
Meaning of Old Norse word "þróask"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- þróask
- að, dep. to wax, increase, grow; ok mun sá þróask hafa í kviði hennar, Fms. vi. 351; æ dóttir búanda tók at þróask ok digrask, xi. 53; vér trúum þinn kvið hafa þróask af helgum Anda, Mar.: en þá es honum þótti sá staðr hafa vel at auðæfum þróask, Íb. 16; hann þróaðisk (grew up) langa hríð eptir sem eðli ok aldr vísar til, Fms. x. 177; hildr þróask, waxes, Stor. 13; metnaðr honum þróask, pride waxes in him, Hm. 78; þróask ekki mér, grief waxes within me, Sighvat.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚱᚢᛅᛋᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- dep.
- deponent.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hm.
- Hává-mál. (A. I.)
- Íb.
- Íslendinga-bók. (D. I.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
- Stor.
- Sona-torrek. (A. III.)