Dul
Old Norse Dictionary - dulMeaning of Old Norse word "dul" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
dul Old Norse word can mean:
- dul
- f. [dylja].
- dul
- I. prop. concealment, in phrases, með dul, secretly, Bárð. 168; drepa dul á e-t, to conceal, Hkr. ii. 140; and in the COMPDS dular-búnaðr, m. a disguise, FmS. vi. 61; dular-kufl, m. a cloak used for a disguise, Grett. 139 A.
- dul
- II. metaph. self-conceit, pride, in phrases as, dul ok vil, pride and wilfulness, Skálda 163, Sl. 34; ætla sér þá dul, to be so conceited, Finnb. 282; ætlask mikla dul, FaS. ii. 521; dul ok dramb, 655 xi. 3; mikinn dul (masc.), Þórð. MS. (wrongly): the phrase, ganga fram í dul, to go forth in one’s conceit, Hm. 78, (mod., ganga fram í þeirri dulunni): proverb, maðr verðr dælskr af dul, conceit makes an envious, moody man, Hm. 56; dul þín, Band. (MS.) 13.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
- prop.
- proper, properly.
- l.
- line.
- masc.
- masculine.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- mod.
- modern.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bárð.
- Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Band.
- Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Finnb.
- Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
- Hm.
- Hává-mál. (A. I.)
- Skálda
- Skálda. (H. I.)
- Sl.
- Sólarljóð. (A. III.)
- Þórð.
- Þórðar Saga hreðu. (D. V.)
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