þrjóta

IcelandicEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse þrjóta, from Proto-Germanic *uzþreutaną.

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

þrjóta (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative þraut, third-person plural past indicative non-existent, supine þrotið)

  1. to dwindle, be used up, exhausted, spent
  2. (impersonal, with accusative) to be at an end
  3. (impersonal, with accusative) to become exhausted (be unable to continue, having spent one’s energy, etc.)

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Old NorseEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Germanic *þreutaną. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *trewd- (to harass).

VerbEdit

þrjóta (singular past indicative þraut, plural past indicative þrutu, past participle þrotinn)

  1. (impersonal, with accusative) to fail, come to an end, run out
  2. (transitive, with accusative) to fail
    en er hann þraut ørendit
    when breath failed him
  3. (transitive, with accusative) to run out of
    Hrapp þraut vistir í hafi
    Hrapp ran out of food at sea
  4. (intransitive) to become exhausted, fail
    mara þraut óra
    our steeds were exhausted

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DescendantsEdit

  • Icelandic: þrjóta
  • Faroese: tróta
  • Norwegian:
  • Old Swedish: þrȳta
  • Old Danish: tryde

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