Þróask

Old Norse Dictionary - þróask

Meaning of Old Norse word "þróask" in English.

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

þróask: að, dep. to wax, increase, grow; ok mun sá þróask hafa í kviði hennar, Fms. vi. 351; æ dóttir búanda tók at þróask ok digrask, xi. 53; vér trúum þinn kvið hafa þróask af helgum Anda, Mar.: en þá es honum þótti sá staðr hafa vel at auðæfum þróask, Íb. 16; hann þróaðisk (grew up) langa hríð eptir sem eðli ok aldr vísar til, Fms. x. 177; hildr þróask, waxes, Stor. 13; metnaðr honum þróask, pride waxes in him, Hm. 78; þróask ekki mér, grief waxes within me, Sighvat.

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

Abbreviations used:

dep.: deponent.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Íb.: Íslendinga-bók. (D. I.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Stor.: Sona-torrek. (A. III.)

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