Dor-dígull

Old Norse Dictionary - dor-dígull

Meaning of Old Norse word "dor-dígull" in English.

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

dor-dígull: (dordingull), m. a small spider; araneus tolas ater splendens, filo demissorio, Eggert Itin. 609; also called fiski-karl, fisher-carle; the word is no doubt to be spelt dorg-dígull, i. e. angling spider; for popular lore as to the dordígull vide Ísl. Þjóðs. ii. 547, 548: the small spider’s web is called hégómi, q. v.

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

Abbreviations used:

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Itin.: Itinerarium or Travels of Eggert Ólafsson, 1772.

Ísl. Þjóðs.: Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.

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