Undan-dráttr

Old Norse Dictionary - undan-dráttr

Meaning of Old Norse word "undan-dráttr" in English.

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

undan-dráttr
m. a putting off, evasion, shirking, Fms. i. 115, ix. 251, x. 423, Eb. 114, Ó. H. 97: a shift, trick, H. E. i. 506.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
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