Þrefi

Old Norse Dictionary - þrefi

Meaning of Old Norse word "þrefi" in English.

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

þrefi
a, m. [A. S. þraf; Engl. thrave = number of two dozen, Johnson]:—a number of sheaves, a thrave, Edda ii. 491; cp. Dan. ‘en trave korn;’ in the phrase, raunlítið kemst opt á þrefa, small efforts soon make a shock, i. e. small matters soon grow into a quarrel, Mkv.; or is the metaphor from þref? cp. Gísl. 44 (above S. v. þref).

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
gl.
glossary.
i. e.
id est.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Mkv.
Málshátta-kvæði. (A. III.)
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