Dilkr

Old Norse Dictionary - dilkr

Meaning of Old Norse word "dilkr" in English.

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

dilkr Old Norse word can mean:

dilkr: m. a sucking lamb, Grett. 137, Þorst. St. 51, Grág. i. 417, ii. 307, in the last passage also of sucking pigs, calves or kids; kvíga (a ‘quey’ or young cow) með tvá dilka, Ísl. ii. 401; in Icel. households the lambs are separated from the mother in June, this is called ‘færa frá,’ the time ‘fráfærur,’ the lamb ‘fráfæru-lamb;’ the lambs that are left with the mother all the summer are called ‘dilkar’ as opp. to ‘fráfæru-lamb.’

dilkr: 2. metaph. the small folds all round a great sheepfold.

dilkr: β. the phrase, e-t dregr dilk eptir sér, it brings trouble in its train.

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

Abbreviations used:

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

opp.: opposed.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

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