Dróttinn

Old Norse Dictionary - dróttinn

Meaning of Old Norse word "dróttinn" in English.

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

dróttinn Old Norse word can mean:

dróttinn: mod. drottinn, but in old poetry always rhymed with an ó, e. g. flóttstyggr—dróttni, Sighvat; dat. dróttni or drottni, pl. dróttnar or drottnar, etc.; [A. S. drighten; Hel. druhtin = dominus]:—the master of a ‘drótt’ or household, a lord, master: the proverb, dýrt er dróttins orð, e. g. strong is the master’s word, BS. i. 484, Al. 128, Ld. 212; þræll eða d., Hom. 29; Josep fékk svá mikla virðing af dróttni sínum, 625. 16, Grág. ii. 86; þrjá dróttna átti hann í þessi herleiðingu, FmS. x. 224; eigi er þrællinn æðri enn dróttininn, Post. 656. 37, cp. John xv. 20; en þó eta hundar af molum þeim sem detta af borðum drottna þeirra, Matth. xv. 27; verit hlýðugir yðrum líkamligum drottnum, EpheS. vi. 5: in mod. usage this sense remains in prose in the compd lánar-dróttinn, q. v.

dróttinn: β. old name for a king, Hkr. Yngl. S. ch. 20 (vide drótt).

dróttinn: γ. as a name of heathen priests; þat eru díar kallaðir eðr dróttnar, Hkr. Yngl. S. ch. 2.

dróttinn: 2. the Lord, which also is the standing phrase in mod. usage, in the Bible, sermons, hymns, ever since the Reformation; lofaðr sé Drottinn, Nj. 165; af miskun Drottins, Mar. 656 A. 6; greiðit Dróttins götur, 625. 90; Christr Drottinn, Grág. ii. 167; án gráts var Drottinn fæddr, Rb. 332; Drottinn sagði mínum Drottni, Matth. xxii. 44; elska skaltú Drottinn Guð þinn, 37; Dróttinn Guð Abrahams, Luke xx. 37, xxiv. 34; hefi eg eigi séð Dróttinn vorn Jesum Christum, eruð þér ekki mitt verk í Drottni? 1 Cor. ix. 1, 5, 14, x. 21, 22, 26, 28, 30, xi. 10, 19, 22, 25, 26, 28, 31, xii. 3, 5, etc. etc.

dróttinn: COMPDS: Drottinsdagr, Drottinskveld, Drottinsmyrgin, Drottinsnótt.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

dat.: dative.

e. g.: exempli gratia.

etc.: et cetera.

Hel.: Heliand.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

pl.: plural.

q. v.: quod vide.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

ch.: chapter.

gl.: glossary.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Post.: Postula Sögur. (F. III.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Yngl. S.: Ynglinga Saga. (C. II.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

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