Þrá

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

þrá Old Icelandic word can mean:

þrá

I)

þrá

(þrá, þráða, þráðr), v. to long, yearn (slá ekki slíku á þik, at ~ eptir einni konu);

þrá

refl., þrást á e-t, to long for a thing.

þrá

II)

þrá

f. longing, yearning;

þrá

leggja þrár í e-t, to yearn after a thing.

þrá

III)

þrá

n. obstinacy (Hrafn harðnaði í sínu þrái við biskup);

þrá

í ~ e-m, in defiance of, in spite of (gerði þat hverr í ~ öðrum);

þrá

honum þótti þat mjök gert í ~ sér, in his despite, in order to thwart him;

þrá

ganga á ~, to veer round and become contrary, of wind (því næst gekk veðr á ~).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚱᛅ

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary
• Old Swedish - K.F Söderwall's Dictionary