þremjar

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Old Norse

Etymology

From a tentative Proto-Germanic *þramjō, from Proto-Germanic *þramuz (edge, border). Possibly related to Latin framea (spear), attested in Germania by Tacitus as the native Germanic term for spear.

Noun

þremjar f pl

  1. (poetic) the edge of a sword
    þremja linnr
    the snake of the þremjar
  2. (poetic, by extension) the sword itself
    þremja storm
    the storm of swords

Declension

Descendants

  • Icelandic: þremjar

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