Þruma

Old Icelandic Dictionary - þruma

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "þruma" in English.

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

þruma Old Icelandic word can mean:

þruma
I)
þruma
f. clap of thunder (reiðar ~).
þruma
II)
þruma
(að), v. to rattle.
þruma
III)
þruma
(þrumi, þrumða, ~t), v.
þruma
1) to stand, sit fast; þars Valhöll víð of þrumir, stands spacious; ~ yfir öldrinn, to hover over banquets;
þruma
2) to stay behind, loiter, mope.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚱᚢᛘᛅ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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