Þrasa

Old Norse Dictionary - þrasa

Meaning of Old Norse word "þrasa" in English.

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

þrasa Old Norse word can mean:

þrasa
pres. þrasi, [O. H. G. drason], to talk big, make a bold show; hví þrasir þú svá, Þórr? Ls. 59.
þrasa
2. mod. to quarrel, wrangle.

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

Abbreviations used:

O. H. G.
Old High German.
pres.
present.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Ls.
Loka-senna. (A. I.)
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