drótt

See also: drott

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *druhtiz.

Noun

drótt f (genitive dróttar, plural dróttir)

  1. a household, people
  2. the host of the king's men, body guard of the king
Declension
Declension of drótt (strong i-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative drótt dróttin dróttir dróttirnar
accusative drótt dróttina dróttir dróttirnar
dative drótt dróttinni dróttum dróttunum
genitive dróttar dróttarinnar drótta dróttanna
Descendants
  • Icelandic: drótt
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: drott

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “drótt”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 96; also available at the Internet Archive

Etymology 2

Verb

drótt

  1. second-person singular past active indicative of draga
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