Þröngvi

Old Norse Dictionary - þröngvi

Meaning of Old Norse word "þröngvi" (or þrǫngvi) in English.

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

þröngvi (þrǫngvi)
a, m. = þröng, hósta ok þrönga, Hkr. i. 260.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
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