Dagan

Old Norse Dictionary - dagan

Meaning of Old Norse word "dagan" in English.

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

dagan
dögur (deging, Sturl. i. 83 C), f. dawn, daybreak; í dagan, Edda 24; en er kom at d., 29; litlu fyrir d., 30, O. H. l. 51; um morguninn í d., Fms. ix. 258; í dögun, Eg. 261; i öndverða d., Sturl. ii. 249.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
O. H. L.
Ólafs Saga Helga Legendaria. (E. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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