Dvelja

Old Norse Dictionary - dvelja

Meaning of Old Norse word "dvelja" in English.

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

dvelja Old Norse word can mean:

dvelja: dvaldi, dvalði; pres. dvel; part. dvalðr, dvalinn; sup. dvalit: [A. S. dveljan; Engl. dwell; O. H. G. tvelan; Swed. dväljas; Dan. dvæle]:—to ‘dwell,’ delay, with acc.; d. för, ferð, to keep back, delay, Grág. ii. 385, Ísl. ii. 266; því dvalða ek dauða þinn, BlaS. 47; d. dóm (a law term), to defer judgment, Grág. i. 67; d. ráð fyrir konu, to put off a woman’s marriage, 307; at þat dveli garðlagit, ii. 332; gátu þeir hann eptir dvalit, they managed to keep him back, FmS. vii. 169; d. e-n frá e-u. to keep one from doing a thing, Jb. 380; dvelr mik engi hlutr, at ek geng ekki…, i. e. I will go at once, FmS. ii, 37: the proverb, mart um dvelr þann er um morgin sefr, Hm. 58: absol., dvaldi þat fyrir ferð þeirra, that caused delay, D. I..)">Njarð. 374.

dvelja: 2. in neut. sense = dveljask, to tarry, cp. Engl. to dwell on a thing; ok vildu eigi dvelja, ok eigi bíða Ólafs konungs, FmS. iv. 118.

dvelja: 3. with acc. of time, to wait, abide; konungr dvaldi mestan hluta sumars á Hálogalandi, FmS. iv. 233; d. af stundir, to kill time, D. I..)">Band. 8; d. stund e-s, to hold one up, Karl. 62.

dvelja: II. reflex. to stop oneself, i. e. to stay, make a stay; myndi þar dveljask um hríð, Nj. 122; ok er þeir höfðu þar dvalisk til þess er …, Eg. 28; dvaldisk þar um hríð, 59; ok er konungr hafðr dvalsk þar um hríð, FmS. viii. 428: d. at e-u, to tarry over a thing, D. I. i. 223.

dvelja: 2. the phrase, e-dvelsk, one is kept, loses time by a thing; dvaldisk þeim þar lengi, Eg. 230; dvaldisk þeim þar at því, in (doing) that they lost much time, Nj. 241.

dvelja: 3. with pasS. notion; sá dagr mun dveljask, that day will not soon come, will come late, Ld. 174; dveljask munu stundirnar, the hours will be taken up, it will take many hours, it will grow late before all is told, Edda 15; ef þat dvelsk, at ek koma eigi hingat, if I should be hindered from coming, FmS. xi. 51: to tarry, er ek hefi svá lengi dvalisk at sækja yðvarn fund, Ld. 32.

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

Abbreviations used:

absol.: absolute, absolutely.

acc.: accusative.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

part.: participle.

pres.: present.

S.: Saga.

sup.: supine.

Swed.: Swedish.

cp.: compare.

neut.: neuter.

v.: vide.

reflex.: retlexive.

pass.: passive.

Works & Authors cited:

Blas.: Blasius Saga. (F. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)

Njarð.: Njarðvíkinga Saga. (D. II.)

Band.: Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

D. I.: Diplomatarium Islandicum. (J. I.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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