Þrotna

Old Norse Dictionary - þrotna

Meaning of Old Norse word "þrotna" in English.

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

þrotna
að, to run short, dwindle away, come to an end; at þeirra kostr mundi brátt þrotna. Fms. viii. 436; veldi Gyðinga hefir þrotnað, Rb. 390; aldrei hans ríki þrotnar, Pass. 35. 5; deyja hér ok þrotna, Stj. 327; þ. ok þorna, 354.

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

Abbreviations used:

þ.
þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Pass.
Passiu-Sálmar.
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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