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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