drótt

See also: drott

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *druhtiz.

Noun

drótt f (genitive dróttar, plural dróttir)

a household, people
the host of the king's men, body guard of the king

Declension

Declension of drótt (strong i-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
feminine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	drótt	dróttin	dróttir	dróttirnar
accusative	drótt	dróttina	dróttir	dróttirnar
dative	drótt	dróttinni	dróttum	dróttunum
genitive	dróttar	dróttarinnar	drótta	dróttanna

Related terms

References

drótt in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

Verb

drótt

second-person singular past active indicative of draga

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