Þrot-ráði

Old Norse Dictionary - þrot-ráði

Meaning of Old Norse word "þrot-ráði" in English.

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

þrot-ráði
or -ráða, adj. destitute, pauper; í sveit Hrafns var maðr þ., … við mörgum mönnum félausum tók hann þeim er þ. vóru, Bs. i. 643; nú berr kviðr at hann varð þar þ. í þeim fjórðungi, Grág. i. 272; er þeir verða þ., … ef ómagar verða þrotráða, 240, 241.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
þ.
þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
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