Dólgr

Old Norse Dictionary - dólgr

Meaning of Old Norse word "dólgr" in English.

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

dólgr: (dolgr), m. [Ulf. renders χρεωφειλέτης, Luke vii. 41, by dulgisskula; and δανειστής, id., by dulgahaitja]:—a fiend; dauðir dólgar, ghosts, Hkv. 2. 49—verða öflgari allir á nóttum dauðir dólgar mær, en um daga ljósa—used synonymous to ‘devil,’ djöfull, Fms. iii. 200, vi. 143, x. 172 (of a giant); þar sat dólgr í hásæti, mikill ok illiligr (of witches), Fas. ii. 184; svartir dólgar, Karl. 525; sögðu at sá d. væri kominn í bygðina er þeim þætti eigi dæll viðfangs, Grett. 127; söku-dólgr, a criminal; vide dylgja.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

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

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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

Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

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