Þrumr

Old Norse Dictionary - þrumr

Meaning of Old Norse word "þrumr"

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

þrumr
m. a slow person, moper, Edda (Rask) 197, v. l. (for þumr): a nickname, Njarð. 364; cp. hann var þögull ok fálátr, því var hann kallaðr þrym-Ketill, Dropl, (major).

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Njarð.
Njarðvíkinga Saga. (D. II.)
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