Þræta

Old Norse Dictionary - þræta

Meaning of Old Norse word "þræta" in English.

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

þræta Old Norse word can mean:

þræta: u, f., older and better þrætta, D. n. v. 57, B. K. 51, [Dan. trætte]:—a quarrel, wrangling, litigation, Nj. 16, Fms. vi. 373, viii. 157, 338, Sks. 650, passim; þrætu-bók, a book of dialectics; þrætu hagi, a disputed pasture, Ann. 172.

þræta: COMPDS: þrætudólgr, þrætugjarn, þrætumál, þrætusterkr, þrætuteigr.

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

Similar entries:

Þræta (II)

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

f.: feminine.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Ann.: Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)

B. K.: Björgynjar Kálfskinn. (J. II.)

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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