Dauða-fylgja

Old Norse Dictionary - dauða-fylgja

Meaning of Old Norse word "dauða-fylgja" in English.

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

dauða-fylgja
u. f. a ‘death-fetch,’ an apparition boding one’s death, Nj. 62. v. 1.: vide fylgja.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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