Þröngsl

Old Norse Dictionary - þröngsl

Meaning of Old Norse word "þröngsl" (or þrǫngsl) in English.

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

þröngsl Old Norse word can mean:

þröngsl (þrǫngsl): n. pl., mod. þrengsli; [Germ. drangsal; Dan. trængsel; cp. Ulf. þreihsl = στενοχωρία, and þraihns = a heap]:—narrows, straits; í þrengslum, fjalla-þrengsli.

þröngsl (þrǫngsl): 2. metaph. straits, distress; munu þat virðask mikil þröngsl hverju landi, Sks. 323 B, Barl. 10, 32.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

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

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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