Traustr

Old Norse Dictionary - traustr

Meaning of Old Norse word "traustr" in English.

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

traustr Old Norse word can mean:

traustr: adj. trusty, sure, firm, strong, safe; þeir höfðu skjöldu traustari enn Kvenir, Eg. 59; kvóðu silki-bandit vera nökkuru traustara enn líkindi þætti á fyrir digrleiks sakir … fjöturinn var sléttr ok blautr sem silki-ræma, en svá traustr ok sterkr sem nú skaltú heyra, Edda 19, 20; hvárt af osti eru gör akkeri vár, eðr reynask þau nökkuru traustari, Fms. vi. 253, traust brynja, Gd.; hlífar traustar, Edda (Ht.); so also Icel. say, íssinn er traustr, the ice is safe; ó-traustr, unsafe.

traustr: 2. metaph., traustr til vápns ok harðfengi, Fs. 13; þeir hétu honum traustri fylgð, Orkn. 258; eigi berjumk ek ef ek fæ eigi traustara her., Fms. vi. 25; var eigi traust at hann næmi eigi galdr, it was not free from it, Bárð. 164; vera e-m traustr, to prove true to one, Ó. H. (in a verse).

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Ht.: Hátta-tal. (C. I.)

Bárð.: Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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