Þrota
Old Icelandic Dictionary - þrotaMeaning of Old Icelandic word "þrota" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
- þrota
- (að), v. impers., e-n ~r e-t, one runs short of a thing (ef þik ~r föng); ráðin ~r fyrir honum, there is a lack of counsel for him, he is at his wit’s end.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚱᚢᛏᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- e-t
- eitthvat.
- impers.
- impersonal.
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