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

Similar entries:

Þruma (II)

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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