Hvílu-þröng

Old Norse Dictionary - hvílu-þröng

Meaning of Old Norse word "hvílu-þröng" (or hvílu-þrǫng) in English.

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

hvílu-þröng (hvílu-þrǫng)
f. the taking up one’s bed, Gísl. 16; lok-hvíla, q. v.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
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