Þrenning

Old Norse Dictionary - þrenning

Meaning of Old Norse word "þrenning" in English.

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

þrenning
f. a trinity, esp. in eccl. sense, the Trinity, Fms. i. 281, x. 171, Skálda, and in mod. usage, Vídal., Pass., etc. (Heilög Þrenning); Þrenningar-messa = Trinity-Sunday, Fms. ix. 372.

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

Abbreviations used:

eccl.
ecclesiastical.
esp.
especially.
etc.
et cetera.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Pass.
Passiu-Sálmar.
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
Vídal.
Vídalíns-Postilla.
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