Þrýsta

Old Icelandic Dictionary - þrýsta

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "þrýsta" in English.

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

þrýsta Old Icelandic word can mean:

þrýsta
(-sta, -str), v.
þrýsta
1) to thrust, press (þá tók H. konungr á öxl honum hendinni ok þrýsti); B. þrýstir at Eyjúlfi fast, B. thrust E. hard; hann þrýsti knénu við steininn, he pressed his knee against the stone;
þrýsta
2) to force, compel (~ e-m til e-s).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚱᚢᛋᛏᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-m
einhverjum.
e-s
einhvers.

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