Þröngving

Old Norwegian Dictionary - þröngving

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "þröngving" (or þrǫngving) in Norwegian.

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

þröngving (þrǫngving): þröngving, f. 1) = þröng 1; nú er hitttil, Asbjörn, at þér gangit á land, ell-igar fœru vér yðr útbyrðis, þvíat vérviljum önga þreyngving af yðr hafa,meðan vér ryðjum skipit Flat. II, 22922. 2) Plage som paaføres en; lyktaðistþessi tala ok fyldist í þeirra þröngvingok mœðingu Stj. 1128; skulu vér meiriþröngving ok áfelli þér veita en hinumStj. 12130.

Part of speech: f

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚦᚱᚯᚿᚵᚠᛁᚿᚵ
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.

lat.: latinsk.

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