Þrifnaðr

Old Norse Dictionary - þrifnaðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "þrifnaðr" in English.

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

þrifnaðr Old Norse word can mean:

þrifnaðr: m., older þrifnoðr, thrift, wealth, prosperity; engi maðr heldr sínum þrifnaði til allsendis, FmS. i. 295; urðu allir at minna þrifnaði en áðr, vii. 196; þar skal nú þrifnaðrinn þinn við liggja, viii. 385; ek hefi tekit hér þrifnað, Lv. 36; góðverk remma allan þrifnoð, MS. 673. 60; meiri verði þinn en þeirra þrifnoðr, Arnór.

þrifnaðr: 2. mod. cleanliness; ó-þrifnaðr, uncleanliness. þrifnaðar-maðr, m. a well-to-do man, FmS. vi. 356: mod. a cleanly person.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

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