Dauss

Old Norse Dictionary - dauss

Meaning of Old Norse word "dauss" in English.

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

dauss Old Norse word can mean:

dauss: m. [mid. H. G. tûs; Fr. deux], the dice; kasta daus, to cast a die, Sturl. ii. 95.

dauss: II. the rump, of cattle, Fas. ii. 510, cp. dof.

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

Abbreviations used:

Fr.: French in etymologies.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mid. H. G.: middle High German.

cp.: compare.

f.: feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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