Þrekr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - þrekr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "þrekr" in Norwegian.

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

þrekr: þrekr, m. Styrke, Kraft, saavel paa Legemesom paa Sjæl. SE. I, 540; mikill þrekr(&vl styrkr) ok afl hefir týnzk á þeimadegi Kgs. 1593; vant er at sjá, hverrsá maðr er, at þrek ok hugborð hafitil at þiggja fulla liðveizlu af sér meiramanni Fm. VII, 14312; þat lét hannfylgja, at þat mætti vera of góðandreng, þann er vel væri á þrek búinnok hreysti Fm. VII, 35321; Fbr. 11129(Flat. II, 36424); drýgja þrek Hárb. 48.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚦᚱᚽᚴᚱ
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.

s.: substantiv.

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