Þraut

Old Icelandic Dictionary - þraut

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "þraut" in English.

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

þraut Old Icelandic word can mean:

þraut: I) (pl. -ir), f. hard strugggle, great exertion, labour, hard task (ek mun láta þik vinna til ráðahags þessa ~ir nökkurar);

þraut: þola ~ir, to suffer hardshps;

þraut: gera ~ til e-s, to try hard;

þraut: berjast til ~ar, to fight to the end.

þraut: II) from þrjóta.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚱᛅᚢᛏ

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

pl.: plural.

e-s: einhvers.

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