Þrift

Old Norse Dictionary - þrift

Meaning of Old Norse word "þrift" in English.

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

þrift
f. thrift; fari sá útlægr ok komi alldregi í þrift, Js. 25; koma e-m í þrift, Fb. i. 136; komask í þrift, Fms. vi. 115.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Js.
Járnsíða. (B. III.)
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