Inn-drótt

Old Norse Dictionary - inn-drótt

Meaning of Old Norse word "inn-drótt" in English.

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

inn-drótt: f., poët. a king’s body-guard, Edda (Gl.), Lex. poët.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

poët.: poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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