Þröng
Old Icelandic Dictionary - þröngMeaning of Old Icelandic word "þröng" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
þröng Old Icelandic word can mean:
- þröng
- (pl. ~var), f.
- þröng
- 1) throng crowd (varð ~ mikil);
- þröng
- 2) narrow place (sumir vörðust í ~unum);
- þröng
- 3) fig. straits (alla þá ~ ok nauð, er hann þoldi);
- þröng
- 4) short breath and cough (þá setti at honum ~ mikla).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚱᚢᚾᚴ
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- pl.
- plural.
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