Þröng

Old Norse Dictionary - þröng

Meaning of Old Norse word "þröng" (or þrǫng)

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

Old Norse word þröng can mean:þröng

þröng (þrǫng)
f., pl. þröngvar, Stj. 446; [A. S. geþrong; Engl. throng]:—a throng, crowd; vér viljum önga þröng hafa af yðr meðan vér ryðjum skipit, Ó. H. 115; einn byggi ek stöð steina … er-at þröng á þiljum, Landn. (in a verse); reiðir þröngina ýmsa vega eptir vellinum, Vápn. 16; varð þröng mikil, Nj. 92; þat sumar var þröng mikil at dómum, BS. i. 31; mann-þröng, q. v.; en ef fé tröðz í kvínni í sauri eðr í þröng, Grág. ii. 328.
þröng (þrǫng)
II. narrows, straits, Lat. angustias; sumir vórðusk í þröngunum ok vóru þar drepnir, Róm. 278.
þröng (þrǫng)
2. metaph. straits, distress; alla þá þröng ok nauð er hann boldi, Barl. 195; láta Gyðinga vita í hverjar þröngvar þeir eru komnir, Stj. 446.
þröng (þrǫng)
3. short breathing, a cough; þá setti at honum hósta ok þröng mikla, Fb. i. 285, 330.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, þröng may be more accurately written as þrǫng.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
q. v.
quod vide.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Vápn.
Vápnfirðinga Saga. (D. II.)
Róm.
Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)
Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
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