Þröngr
Old Norse Dictionary - þröngr
Meaning of Old Norse word "þröngr" (or þrǫngr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word þröngr can mean:þröngr
- þröngr (þrǫngr)
- þröng, þröngt, adj., often spelt þraungr, or even þrængr, þreyng-; the v appears before a vowel; compar. þröngvari, superl. þröngvastr, or contracted þröngri, þröngstr, þreyngstr; [North. E. thrang; Dan. trang; cp. A. S. þrang; Engl. throng, only as subst.]:—narrow, close, tight; skyrtu þröngva, Rm.; vefjar upplutr þröngr, tight, Ld. 244; þar sem vóru þröngastir vegir, FmS. ix. 366; skógrinn var mikill ok þröngr, Nj. 130, FmS. i. 111; þar sem helzt vóru kleifar ok skógar þröngvastir, ix. 359; íkorninn fór jafnan þar sem þröngstr (þreyngstr, Hkr. l. c.) var skógrinn, Ó. H. 85; í þröngva dal þeim, in that narrow dale, Al. 26; geilar þreyngar at ríða at bænum, Orkn. 450; sú á heitir nú Þjórsá, féll þá miklu þraungra ok var djápari en nú, Eg. 99; þröngt varðhald, a close watch, Eluc. 60; settr í hit þröngasta klaustr, H. E. i. 487; þröngvar nauðsynjur, SkS. 321; var honum svá þröngt (his enemies were so close on him) at hann hleypti inn í kirkju, FmS. ix. 485.
- þröngr (þrǫngr)
- 2. thronged, crowded; þröngt var á skipinu, Ld. 56; valr lá þröngt á þiljum, Sighvat; nú skulu vér ganga heim at bænum, ok ganga þraungt ok fara seint, Nj. 197.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, þröngr may be more accurately written as þrǫngr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚱᚢᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- compar.
- comparative.
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- l. c.
- loco citato.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- North. E.
- Northern English.
- S.
- Saga.
- subst.
- substantive.
- superl.
- superlative.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Eluc.
- Elucidarium. (F. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- H. E.
- Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Rm.
- Rígsmál. (A. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)