Þremjar

Old Norse Dictionary - þremjar

Meaning of Old Norse word "þremjar" in English.

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

þremjar: f. pl. a part of the sword, but unknown what, Edda (Gl.); the sword is called þremja linnr, vöndr, svell, = the snake, wand, ice, of the þ., etc., Lex. Poët.

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

Abbreviations used:

etc.: et cetera.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

pl.: plural.

þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

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

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