Tregr
Old Norse Dictionary - tregr
Meaning of Old Norse word "tregr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word tregr can mean:tregr
- tregr
- adj. [O. H. G. tragi; Germ. träg], dragging, slovenly, going with difficulty; sagði at lömbunum væri tregast um átið fyrst er þau væri nýkefld, Eb. 244; tregum otrs-gjöldum, Bm.; opt eru tregar kálf-sugur, Hallgr.; mun honum þat tregt veita, it will go hard with him, Rd. 276; tregt hefir féit út greiðzk, Fb. ii. 123.
- tregr
- 2. unwilling; Þórir gékk at eldinum ok var þó tregr til, Fms. i. 106; at þú haldir því betr helga trú sem þú ert tregari til, ii. 32; t. til sætta, Bs. i. 658; at Sverrir konungr mundi tregr at ganga út ór tréborginni, Fms. viii. 113: vórn margir tregir til, at segja af hendi sér, Bs. i. 686; ó þér heimskir og tregir í hjarta, Luke xxiv. 25.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚱᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- Germ.
- German.
- m.
- masculine.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bm.
- Bjarka-mál. (A. II.)
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Hallgr.
- Hallgrímr Pétrsson.
- Rd.
- Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)