Thrötna

Old Swedish Dictionary - thrötna

Meaning of Old Swedish word "thrötna" (or thrøtna) in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

thrötna (thrøtna)
tröttna, mattas, uppgivas. at törkik hinason bytte thy hästin at han kom hwargin medh hanum for thy at han trötnade hästin ok han bytte hästin for thera bäzsta ATb 1: 50 (1455). " han trätnade tha om syde oc formatthe ey länger mot staa" Troj 31. ey trötnadhe han ellir nogon tiid j striid ib 77. Jfr throtna.

Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so thrötna may have also been written as thrøtna

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • trötna.
  • trätna: -ade Troj 31 )

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛏᚼᚱᚯᛏᚿᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.

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Works and authors cited:

ATb
(el. ATb 1), ATb 2, ATb 3 Arboga stads tänkebok I--III. Utg. av Erik Noreen och Torsten Wennström. 1935--40. SFSS.
Troj
Historia Trojana. Från latinet öfversatt till svenska år 1529. Utg. af R. Geete. 1892. SFSS.
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