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. [þrymja; Grimm thinks this word akin to Germ. donner, by metathesis of r, and change of n into m]:—a clap of thunder; því næst sá hann eldingar ok heyrði þrumur stórar, Edda 58; þrumur ok eldingar, Stj. 287; reiði-þruma (q. v.), a clap of thunder.
þruma
COMPDS: þrumusteinn, þrumuveðr.
þruma
2. pres. þrumi; pret. þrumði, þrumað:—to mope, tarry, stay behind, loiter: ó-mennis-hegri sá er yfir ölðrum þrumir, Hm. 12; kópir afglapi, þylsk hann um eða þrumir, mopes, 16; ok nái hann þurrfjallr þruma, 29.
þruma
2. of a place or thing, to stand or sit fast; þar Valhöll víð of þrumir, stands rooted, Gm. 8; grýtt grund þumir um honum, the stony earth lies heavy on him, of one buried, Orkn. (in a verse); seglum hennar er á þráreipum þruma, Sól. 77; þruma á bjargi, to sit unmoved on the rock, Fsm. 35; flaustr of þrumði í blóði, she rode in blood, of a ship, Höfuðl.

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:

f.
feminine.
Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.
pres.
present.
pret.
preterite.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Fsm.
Fjölsvinns-mál. (A. II.)
Gm.
Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
Höfuðl.
Höfuðlausn. (A. III.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Sól.
Sólarljóð. (A. III.)
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