Traust
Old Icelandic Dictionary - traustMeaning of Old Icelandic word "traust" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
traust Old Icelandic word can mean:
- traust
- n.
- traust
- 1) help, protection, support (hingat em ek kominn at sœkja heilræði at þér ok t.); ek hefi lítil t. undir mér, small power, authority;
- traust
- 2) firmness, confidence (vér megum með minna ~i um tala); hafa (bera) t. til e-s, to dare, venture (veit ek eigi ván þeira manna, er t. muni hafa at brjóta orð konungs).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚱᛅᚢᛋᛏ
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- e-s
- einhvers.
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