þrot

Icelandic

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse þrot, from Proto-Germanic *þrutą (“exhaustion”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːt

Noun

þrot n (genitive singular þrots, nominative plural þrot)

1. shortage, lack

Usage notes

• The word þrot is chiefly used in set phrases, such as á þrotum (“at an end, run out, exhausted”) and að þrotum kominn (“exhausted, used up, worn out”).

Derived terms

• greiðsluþrot

Further reading

• “þrot” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)