Mis-dauði

Old Norse Dictionary - mis-dauði

Meaning of Old Norse word "mis-dauði" in English.

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

mis-dauði
a, m. death at different times: in the phrase, ef m. þeirra verðr, if one of them should die before the other, N. G. L. i. 48, Grág. i. 219, Fb. i. 560, Fs. 124.

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

Abbreviations used:

L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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