Þröngvan
Old Norse Dictionary - þröngvan
Meaning of Old Norse word "þröngvan" (or þrǫngvan)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- þröngvan (þrǫngvan)
- f. a constraint; án allri þ., Grett. 162 A.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, þröngvan may be more accurately written as þrǫngvan.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚱᚢᚾᚴᚢᛅᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- þ.
- þáttr.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)