Tregr

Old Norse Dictionary - tregr

Meaning of Old Norse word "tregr" in English.

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

tregr Old Norse word can mean:

tregr: adj. [O. H. G. tragi; Germ. träg], dragging, slovenly, going with difficulty; sagði at lömbunum væri tregast um átið fyrst er þau væri nýkefld, Eb. 244; tregum otrs-gjöldum, Bm.; opt eru tregar kálf-sugur, Hallgr.; mun honum þat tregt veita, it will go hard with him, Rd. 276; tregt hefir féit út greiðzk, Fb. ii. 123.

tregr: 2. unwilling; Þórir gékk at eldinum ok var þó tregr til, Fms. i. 106; at þú haldir því betr helga trú sem þú ert tregari til, ii. 32; t. til sætta, Bs. i. 658; at Sverrir konungr mundi tregr at ganga út ór tréborginni, Fms. viii. 113: vórn margir tregir til, at segja af hendi sér, Bs. i. 686; ó þér heimskir og tregir í hjarta, Luke xxiv. 25.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

Germ.: German.

m.: masculine.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bm.: Bjarka-mál. (A. II.)

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Hallgr.: Hallgrímr Pétrsson.

Rd.: Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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