Dæld

Old Norse Dictionary - dæld

Meaning of Old Norse word "dæld" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

dæld Old Norse word can mean:

dæld
1. f. = dæl, Fms. x. 319.
dæld
2. f. [a], gentleness, in the COMPD dældar-maðr (deildar-maðr, v. l.), m. a gentle, easy man, Ld. 68, 276.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛅᛚᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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