Tré

Old Icelandic Dictionary - tré

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "tré" in English.

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

tré Old Icelandic word can mean:

tré
(pl. tré, gen. trjá, dat. trjám), n.
tré
1) tree (höggva t. í skógi); eigi felir t. við it fyrsta högg, the tree falls not at the first stroke;
tré
2) the mast of a ship, = siglutré (á skipi Munans brotnaði ~it);
tré
3) tree, rafter, beam, cf. þvertré;
tré
4) the seat of a privy.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚱᛁ

Abbreviations used:

dat.
dative.
gen.
genitive.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
f.
feminine.

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