Darraðr

Old Norse Dictionary - darraðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "darraðr" in English.

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

darraðr Old Norse word can mean:

darraðr: m., gen. ar, [A. S. dearod; Engl. dart; Fr. dard; Swed. dart]:—a dart, Hkm. 2 (in the best MSS.), cp. DL, where vefr darraðar simply means the web of spears; the common form in poetry is darr, n., pl. dörr, vide Lex. Poët., in mod. poetry dör, m., Úlf. I. 16, 4. 47, 7. 61; the word is probably foreign and never occurs in prose.

darraðr: 2. a sort of peg, Edda (gl.)

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

Fr.: French in etymologies.

gen.: genitive.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.

Hkm.: Hákonar-mál. (A. III.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

Úlf.: Úlfars-rímur.

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

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