drösull

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse drasill (“horse, steed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrœːsʏtl/
• Rhymes: -œːsʏtl

Noun

drösull m (genitive singular drösuls, nominative plural dröslar)

1. something dragged
2. (poetic) horse
   • Á Sprengisandi (“On Sprengisandur”) by Grímur Thomsen

     Ríðum, ríðum og rekum yfir sandinn,

     rennur sól á bak við Arnarfell,

     hér á reiki er margur óhreinn andinn,

     úr því fer að skyggja á jökulsvell;

     Drottinn leiði drösulinn minn,

     drjúgur verður síðasti áfanginn.

     Ride, ride, ride hard across the sands,

     the sun is settling behind Arnarfell.

     Here many spirits of the dark

     threaten in the gloom over the glacier's ice.

     May the Lord lead my horse,

     it is still a long, long way home.

3. unimpressive man

Synonyms

• (horse): hestur, hross, (archaic, poetic) drasill

Derived terms

• hver hefur sinn drösul að draga

See also

• klár