Þróttr
Old Norse Dictionary - þróttr
Meaning of Old Norse word "þróttr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word þróttr can mean:þróttr
- þróttr
- m., gen. þróttar, [from þró-ast, cp. ótti from ógn-; cp. A. S. þroht = labour]:—strength, might, valour, fortitude; íll-menni ok þó engan þróttinn í, FS. 51; svá var mikill þróttr hans, at hann hló meðan hann beið þessa kvöl, FaS. i. 219; ek vil biðja þik, at þú hafir þrótt við (fortitude, firmness) ok verði því meiri hefndin sem lengr er, Lv. 40; þverrðu þeir þrótt sinn at þriðjungi, Hðm. 16; sannlega er skekinn þróttr (courage) ór yðr, Grett. 112; mæla þróttar-orð, a word of fortitude; þróttar-steinn, the stone of courage, i. e. the heart, Þd.
- þróttr
- II. one of the names of Odin, whence freq. in circumlocutions of men, hjálm-Þróttr, gný-Þ., sæki-. Þ., = a warrior; Þróttar þing, the meeting of Odin, i. e. battle, Ýt., Lex. Poët.
- þróttr
- COMPDS: þróttar-djarfr, -mildr, -snjallr, -strangr, = valiant, Lex. Poët.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚱᚢᛏᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- cp.
- compare.
- gen.
- genitive.
- i. e.
- id est.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
- v.
- vide.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Hðm.
- Hamðis-mál. (A. II.)
- Lv.
- Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
- Þd.
- Þórs-drápa. (A. I.)
- Lex. Poët.
- Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.