Þrotna

Old Norwegian Dictionary - þrotna

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "þrotna" in Norwegian.

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

þrotna: þrotna, v. (að) tage Ende, svinde hen saa at det er ude, forbi med Tingen; sáat þeirra kostr mátti brátt þrotna (&vl.minkast) Fm. VIII, 43617; þá mun sáhlutr árinnar (nl. Jordanar), sem niðrer frá þeim, þrotna ok þorna af Stj.3548; guð lét trú hans úþrotnandi Mar.66523; þetta líf þornar af hita ok þrotnaraf sóttum Heilag. I, 28116; hann munhér deyja ok þrotna Stj. 32728. 2) blive afmægtig, udygtig; þessa jörð skulumvér aldri upp gefa, ok engan hlut annanheðan ífrá, þann er Cantuariensis kirkjaá með réttu at hafa, þótt vér þrotnimaptr at kalla (dvs. om vi end ere udaf Stand til at reclamere samme) Thom.35330.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚦᚱᚮᛏᚿᛆ
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.

nl.: nemlig.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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