Þröngð

Old Norse Dictionary - þröngð

Meaning of Old Norse word "þröngð" (or þrǫngð) in English.

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

þröngð Old Norse word can mean:

þröngð (þrǫngð): f. = þröng; eptir þat slitu þeir þröngðinni, Vápn. 17.

þröngð (þrǫngð): 2. distress; þröngð ok ánauð, Barl. 195, v. l.; þola margar þrængðir (sic), 203.

þröngð (þrǫngð): 3. short breath and cough; setti at honum hósta ok þröngð, Fms. i. 282; hafði karl þröngð mikla ok hrækði mjök í skeggit, ii. 59.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, þröngð may be more accurately written as þrǫngð.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

n.: neuter.

l.: line.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Vápn.: Vápnfirðinga Saga. (D. II.)

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

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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