Þreka

Old Norwegian Dictionary - þreka

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "þreka" in Norwegian.

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

þreka
þreka, v. (að) trænge, trykke, øve et saa-dant Tryk paa en, at han maa giveefter derved, at hans Kraft eller Egen-vilje svækkes; ekki skal fresta sættar-görðinni, lengi hefir at þrekast umvárt mál Mork. 18423; fyrir þat er þúþrekar mik til þessar ferðar Stj. 38715;þrekaðr mjök af kulda Bp. I, 35511 jvfSturl. II, 18128; þrekaðr mjök af harðriknúskan ok böndum Flat. I, 34421;þrekaðr af matleysi Fm. VI, 325.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚦᚱᚽᚴᛆ
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:

lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
p.
Pagina, side.
v.
Verbum.

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