Troða

Old Icelandic Dictionary - troða

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "troða" in English.

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

troða Old Icelandic word can mean:

troða
(treð; trað, tráðum; troðinn), v.
troða
1) to tread; t. skó, to wear out shoes; t. e-n undir fótum, to tread one under foot; t. stafkarlsstíg, to wander as a beggar;
troða
2) to cram, pack, stuff (into a receptacle), with dat. (þér var í hanzka troðit);
troða
3) to slop, cram with, t. e-t e-u (hann treðr belginn lyngvi ok mosa);
troða
4) refl., ~st, to throng, crowd upon each other (troðist eigi svá ákaft).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚱᚢᚦᛅ

Abbreviations used:

dat.
dative.
e-t
eitthvat.
e-u
einhverju.

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