Þröngleikr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - þröngleikr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "þröngleikr" (or þrǫngleikr) in Norwegian.

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

þröngleikr (þrǫngleikr)
þröngleikr, m. Tranghed, Knaphed; sakirþröngleika tímans Fm. XI, 431.

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, þröngleikr may be more accurately written as þrǫngleikr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚦᚱᚯᚿᚵᛚᚽᛁᚴᚱ
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:

m.
Masculin.

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