Traust

Old Icelandic Dictionary - traust

Meaning 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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