Throwendham

T1H4R1O1W4E1N1D2H4A1M3
/ˈθrəʊ(ə)ndəm/

proper noun

Trøndelag

Scrabble 23

Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalrareTrøndelag
    2 more examples

    Col-grim the Old, [son] of Hrod-wulf, the herse or lord, and of Unna, daughter of Hacon, the son of Earl Grit-garth, after whom Grit-garth’s howe, south of Agda-ness, is called, went out of Throwendham to Iceland, and took in settlement Nether Whale-frith-strand from Blue-shaw-water to Lax-water, and out to the brook that falls out from Sourby, and dwelt at Four-horn.

    1905, Guðbrandur Vigfússon, Origines Islandicae, page 34

    North of Throwend-ham or Thrond-heim lies Neam-dale with its coast station, Hrafnista, and, north of that, Haloga-land’s barren five degrees of latitude stretch along by the sea, north-east, ending in West-firth and the great islands that head the Skerry, islands only visited by Finnish fowlers, fishers or huntsmen in those far-off days.

    1908, W. G. Collingwood, Scandinavian Britain (Early Britain), London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, →OCLC, page 18

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Old EnglishÞrōwendas pl“Thronds, people from Trøndelag”
  2. Old NorseÞróndheimr
  3. EnglishThrowendham

From Throwends + -ham; a calque of Old Norse Þróndheimr, based on Old English Þrōwendas pl (“Thronds, people from Trøndelag”). Doublet of Throndham.

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Translations

Danish Trondhjem, Trøndelag
  • Trondhjema region of Norway
  • Trøndelaga region of Norway
  • Trøndelava region of Norway
German Drontheim, Druntheim
  • Drontheima region of Norway
  • Druntheima region of Norway
  • Drundheima region of Norway
Icelandic Þrándheimur, Þrændalög
  • Þrándheimura region of Norway
  • Þrændalöga region of Norway
Norwegian Bokmål Trøndelag
  • Trøndelaga region of Norway
Polish Trøndelag
  • Trøndelaga region of Norway
Swedish Trondhem, Tröndelag
  • Trondhema region of Norway
  • Tröndelaga region of Norway
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APA

Throwendham. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Throwendham

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“Throwendham.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Throwendham. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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