Þryngva

Old Icelandic Dictionary - þryngva

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "þryngva" in English.

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

þryngva Old Icelandic word can mean:

þryngva
(þryng; þröng, þrungum; þrunginn), v.
þryngva
1) to press, thrust (þistill, sá er var þrunginn í ónn ofanverða);
þryngva
2) to rush, press onward, = þröngvast (ok er liðit þröng í milli skipanna, þá brast niðr undir þeim íssinn); see þrunginn.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚱᚢᚾᚴᚢᛅ

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

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