Dröttr

Old Norse Dictionary - dröttr

Meaning of Old Norse word "dröttr" (or drǫttr) in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

dröttr (drǫttr)
m., dat. dretti, [draga], a scamp; ellegar skal ek, inn digri dröttr, dubba þik svá svíði, Skíða R. 60.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, dröttr may be more accurately written as drǫttr.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚱᚢᛏᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

dat.
dative.
m.
masculine.
R.
Rimur.

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