Dröttr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - dröttr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "dröttr" (or drǫttr) in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

dröttr (drǫttr)
dröttr, m. Benævnelse som bruges om etudannet, ubehøvlet Menneske. SE. I,53212. Jvf. drettingr.

Part of speech: m

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, dröttr may be more accurately written as drǫttr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚦᚱᚯᛏᛏᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.
Feminin.
gr.
græft.
m.
Masculin.

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