Dorg

Old Norse Dictionary - dorg

Meaning of Old Norse word "dorg" in English.

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

dorg: f. an angler’s tackle, rod and line, etc., for trout or small fish; þeir réru tveir á báti með dorgar sínar at smá-fiski, Sæm. Gm. (introd.), p. 32; land-dorgar, the land of dorg, the sea, Edda 66; dorgar-skot, a kind of fishing implement, D. N. iii. 201; cp. dorga.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

etc.: et cetera.

f.: feminine.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Gm.: Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)

Sæm.: Sæmundar Edda. (A, C. I.)

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