Þröngð

Old Norse Dictionary - þröngð

Meaning of Old Norse word "þröngð" (or þrǫngð)

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

Old Norse word þröngð can mean:þröngð

þröngð (þrǫngð)
f. = þröng; eptir þat slitu þeir þröngðinni, Vápn. 17.
þröngð (þrǫngð)
2. distress; þröngð ok ánauð, Barl. 195, v. l.; þola margar þrængðir (sic), 203.
þröngð (þrǫngð)
3. short breath and cough; setti at honum hósta ok þröngð, Fms. i. 282; hafði karl þröngð mikla ok hrækði mjök í skeggit, ii. 59.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
n.
neuter.
l.
line.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Vápn.
Vápnfirðinga Saga. (D. II.)
Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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