Þruma
Old Norse Dictionary - þruma
Meaning of Old Norse word "þruma"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word þruma can mean:þruma
- þruma
- 1. u, f. [cp. Engl. thrum = end], poët. a land, prop. border-land, outskirts (?), Edda (gl.)
- þruma
- 2. the name of an island in Norway, Fas. iii.
- þruma
- 2. að, to rattle; þótt lúðr þrumi, Hkv. 2. 3: freq. in mod. usage, það þrumar, það þrumaði, it thunders; þá þrumaði Seifr, Od.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚱᚢᛘᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- poët.
- poetically.
- prop.
- proper, properly.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- mod.
- modern.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Hkv.
- Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
- Od.
- Odysseifs-kvæði, prose, 1829.