Digna

Old Norse Dictionary - digna

Meaning of Old Norse word "digna" in English.

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

digna
að, to bencome moist (deigr): to lose temper (of steel), Nj. 203: metaph. to lose heart, Karl. 390, Ó. T. 20, Flóv. 44, Fas. iii. 540, G. H. M. ii. 712.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Flóv.
Flóvents Saga. (G. II.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Ó. T.
Ólafs Saga Tryggvasonar. (E. I.)
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