Dygðugr

Old Norse Dictionary - dygðugr

Meaning of Old Norse word "dygðugr" in English.

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

dygðugr Old Norse word can mean:

dygðugr: adj. ‘doughty,’ faithful, trusty; d. þjónusta, Fas. i. 90; d. maðr, Grett. 143 A, Th. 12: efficient, having virtue in them, of inanimate things, Stj. 99, 215.

dygðugr: β. in mod. eccl. writers, virtuous, good.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

eccl.: ecclesiastical.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Th.: Theophilus. (F. III.)

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