Dauðr

Old Norse Dictionary - dauðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "dauðr" in English.

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

dauðr Old Norse word can mean:

dauðr
adj. [Ulf. dauþs; A. S. deâd; Engl. dead; Germ. todt; Dan. död]:—dead, Grág. i. 140, Nj. 19; the phrase, verða d., to become dead, i. e. to die, 238, Jb. ch. 3, Am. 98; d. verðr hverr (a proverb), FS. 114 (in a verse); falla niðr d., FmS. viii. 55: metaph. eccl., 623. 32, Hom. 79, 655 xiv. A; dauð trúa, Greg. 13, James ii. 17, PasS. 4. 33.
dauðr
2. inanimate, in the law phrase dautt fé, K. Á. 204.
dauðr
β. medic. dead, of a limb.
dauðr
3. compds denoting manner of death, sæ-dauðr, vápn-dauðr, sótt-dauðr; sjálf-dauðr, of sheep or cattle, — svidda, q. v.: again, hálf-dauðr, half dead; al-dauðr, quite dead; stein-dauðr, stone-dead; the old writers prefer to use andaðr or látinn, and in mod. use dáinn is a gentler term, used of a deceased friend; daudr sounds rude and is scarcely used except of animals; in like manner Germ. say abgelebt.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
ch.
chapter.
Dan.
Danish.
eccl.
ecclesiastical.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
i. e.
id est.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.
v.
vide.
medic.
medicine, medically.
mod.
modern.
q. v.
quod vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.
Atla-mál. (A. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Greg.
Gregory. (F. II.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Pass.
Passiu-Sálmar.
K. Á.
Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
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