Dróttning

Old Norse Dictionary - dróttning

Meaning of Old Norse word "dróttning" in English.

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

dróttning Old Norse word can mean:

dróttning: and drottning, f.

dróttning: 1. a mistress, Clem. 129 (Unger); þræll sá er vegr at dróttni (master) sínum eðr dróttningu (mistress), Grág. ii. 86 (vide above); ef þræll verðr sekr skógarmaðr um víg dróttins síns eðr dróttningar, 161; drottning hans girntisk hann, Ver. 16. Gen. xxxix. 7; this sense is quite obsolete except in old law phrases and translationS.

dróttning: 2. a queen, common to all Scandinavians, Swed. drotning, Dan. dronning, whereas drottinn = king is obsolete, Hkr. Yngl. S. ch. 20, FmS. i. 99, vi. 439, SkS. 468; the instances are endlesS.

dróttning: COMPDS: drottningarefni, drottningarmaðr, drottningarnafn.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

ch.: chapter.

Dan.: Danish.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Clem.: Clements Saga. (F. III.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Ver.: Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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

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