Þrota

Old Norse Dictionary - þrota

Meaning of Old Norse word "þrota"

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

þrota
að, impers. there is lack or want of a thing; ef þik þrotar föng, Fb. iii. 403; ráðin þrotar fyrir honum, there is lack of counsel for him, he is at his wit’s end, Al. 105; bæði þrotar Klæng biskup móð ok mátt, H. E. i. 239.

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

Abbreviations used:

impers.
impersonal.
l.
line.
pers.
person.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
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