Þrasir

Old Norse Dictionary - þrasir

Meaning of Old Norse word "þrasir" in English.

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

þrasir
m. [cp. Ulf. þrasa-balþei = pugnacity, temerity], a sturdy fighter; in poët. compds, líf-þrasir (one who is hard to kill?), ör-þrasir, dólg-þrasir.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.
poët.
poetically.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.

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