Drit

Old Norse Dictionary - drit

Meaning of Old Norse word "drit" in English.

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

drit: n. (mod. dritr, m.), [Engl. dirt, cp. dríta], dirt, esp. of birds, fugla-d., dúfna-d., Stj. 620. 2 Kings vi. 25; síðan tekr hann fugla dritið, Þiðr. 79, v. 1.: local names, Drit-sker, Eb. ch. 4; Drit-vík, Bárð. ch. 4: nicknames, Drit-kinn, Gullþ.; Drit-ljóð, Fms. ix; Drit-loki, Sturl. i. 30.

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

Abbreviations used:

ch.: chapter.

cp.: compare.

Engl.: English.

esp.: especially.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Bárð.: Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gullþ.: Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

Þiðr.: Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)

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