Þruma

Old Norse Dictionary - þruma

Meaning of Old Norse word "þruma" in English.

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

þruma Old Norse word can mean:

þruma
1. u, f. [cp. Engl. thrum = end], poët. a land, prop. border-land, outskirts (?), Edda (gl.)
þruma
2. the name of an island in Norway, Fas. iii.
þruma
2. að, to rattle; þótt lúðr þrumi, Hkv. 2. 3: freq. in mod. usage, það þrumar, það þrumaði, it thunders; þá þrumaði Seifr, Od.

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

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Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
poët.
poetically.
prop.
proper, properly.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
mod.
modern.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Hkv.
Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Od.
Odysseifs-kvæði, prose, 1829.
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