Dvala

Old Norse Dictionary - dvala

Meaning of Old Norse word "dvala" in English.

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

dvala Old Norse word can mean:

dvala
1. u, f. [Dan. dvale], = dvöl, Fr.
dvala
2. að, to delay, with dat.; at dvala ekki förinni, Fms. xi. 2J; ef ér dvalit ferðinni, 115; dvalar hann ekki brotferðinni, Fb. ii. 147; muna nú Helgi hjörþing (hjörþingi or -þingum, better) dvala, Hkv. 1. 49: with infin., Kjartan bað þá ekki dvala, Ld. 176.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
f.
feminine.
Fr.
French in etymologies.
n.
neuter.
dat.
dative.
infin.
infinitive.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fr.
Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkv.
Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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