Þróttr

Old Norse Dictionary - þróttr

Meaning of Old Norse word "þróttr" in English.

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

þróttr Old Norse word can mean:

þróttr
m., gen. þróttar, [from þró-ast, cp. ótti from ógn-; cp. A. S. þroht = labour]:—strength, might, valour, fortitude; íll-menni ok þó engan þróttinn í, FS. 51; svá var mikill þróttr hans, at hann hló meðan hann beið þessa kvöl, FaS. i. 219; ek vil biðja þik, at þú hafir þrótt við (fortitude, firmness) ok verði því meiri hefndin sem lengr er, Lv. 40; þverrðu þeir þrótt sinn at þriðjungi, Hðm. 16; sannlega er skekinn þróttr (courage) ór yðr, Grett. 112; mæla þróttar-orð, a word of fortitude; þróttar-steinn, the stone of courage, i. e. the heart, Þd.
þróttr
II. one of the names of Odin, whence freq. in circumlocutions of men, hjálm-Þróttr, gný-Þ., sæki-. Þ., = a warrior; Þróttar þing, the meeting of Odin, i. e. battle, Ýt., Lex. Poët.
þróttr
COMPDS: þróttar-djarfr, -mildr, -snjallr, -strangr, = valiant, Lex. Poët.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cp.
compare.
gen.
genitive.
i. e.
id est.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.
freq.
frequent, frequently.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Hðm.
Hamðis-mál. (A. II.)
Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
Þd.
Þórs-drápa. (A. I.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
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