Trýta

Old Norse Dictionary - trýta

Meaning of Old Norse word "trýta" in English.

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

trýta
t, [Ivar Aasen tryta], to growl, murmur; trýtti æ trönu-hvöt, Hðm.; the passage is somewhat corrupt, but the word is still used in Icel.; kerling trýtir æ sem tíðast at bera fyrir Thomam, bróður Christjan, þat er hón hefir bezt til, ertrnar, eplin ok ostana, Thóm. 360.

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

Abbreviations used:

Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Hðm.
Hamðis-mál. (A. II.)
Ivar Aasen
Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
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