Þrennr

Old Norse Dictionary - þrennr

Meaning of Old Norse word "þrennr" in English.

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

þrennr Old Norse word can mean:

þrennr: adj. (also þrinnr), triple, threefold (see tvennr); þrennr búningr, Dipl. iii. 4; einn Guð í þrenningu, þrennan í einingu, Fms. i. 281: plur. in distrib. sense, munnlaugar þrennar, Dipl. iii. 4; þrennar tylptir í fjórðungi hverjum, Nj. 150, Eg. 341; með þrennum greinum, Stj. 37; þessa ómaga þrenna, Grág. i. 275; þetta eru þrenn verð, thrice the prize. Ld. 30, 146, Hkr. iii. 408; þrenn mann-gjöld, Nj.; þrennar sátir, Orkn. 48; þrennar níundir, Hkv. Hjörv.; þrenni, indecl. (cp. tvenni), Anecd. 58; fjör þrenni, three lives, Rekst.

þrennr: COMPDS: þrenns-konar and þrenns-slags, of three kinds. þrennis-kyns, id., Barl. 131.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

cp.: compare.

decl.: declined.

indecl.: indeclinable.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

plur.: plural.

v.: vide.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

Works & Authors cited:

Anecd.: Anecdoton. (H. II.)

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)

Hkv. Hjörv.: Helga-kviða Hjörvarðssonar. (A. II.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

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