Þrótt-öfligr
Old Norse Dictionary - þrótt-öfligr
Meaning of Old Norse word "þrótt-öfligr" (or þrótt-ǫfligr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- þrótt-öfligr (þrótt-ǫfligr)
- adj. mighty, of Thor, Hým.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, þrótt-öfligr may be more accurately written as þrótt-ǫfligr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚱᚢᛏᛏ-ᚢᚠᛚᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hým.
- Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)