Þróndr

Old Norse Dictionary - þróndr

Meaning of Old Norse word "þróndr" in English.

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

þróndr Old Norse word can mean:

þróndr
m. a castrated boar (majalis), Edda (Gl.)
þróndr
II. a pr. name, the Icel. form Þrándr being later and not correct, mod. Norse Thrond: so in the Icel. phrase, vera e-m Þrándr í Götu, to be a ‘Gate-Thrond’ to one, i. e. a stumbling-block in one’s path, evidently from the story of Thrond of Gata in the Færey-Saga: in local names, Þróndar-nes, -staðir, Fms., Landn.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
i. e.
id est.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
pr.
proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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