Dugnaðr

Old Norse Dictionary - dugnaðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "dugnaðr" in English.

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

dugnaðr Old Norse word can mean:

dugnaðr: ar, m. doughtiness, valour, aid, assistance; biðja e-n sér dugnaðar, to ask one’s help, 655 v. 1, Ísl. ii. 262, 293; veita e-m dugnað, to give help to one, Fms. v. 259: skyrtunnar d., the virtue of the kirtle, Fas. iii. 441: in pl., Greg.

dugnaðr: COMPDS: dugnaðarmaðr, dugnaðarstigr.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

pl.: plural.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

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