Definiciones
Definiciones
1 dauðr
adj. [Ulf. dauþs; A. S. deâd; Engl. dead; Germ. todt; Dan. död]:—dead, Grág. i. 140, Nj. 19; the phrase, verða d., to become dead, i. e. to die, 238, Jb. ch. 3, Am. 98; d. verðr hverr (a proverb), Fs. 114 (in a verse); falla niðr d., Fms. viii. 55: metaph. eccl., 623. 32, Hom. 79, 655 xiv. A; dauð trúa, Greg. 13, James ii. 17, Pass. 4. 33.
2 dauðr
2. inanimate, in the law phrase dautt fé, K. Á. 204.
3 dauðr
β. medic. dead, of a limb.
4 dauðr
3. compds denoting manner of death, sæ-dauðr, vápn-dauðr, sótt-dauðr; sjálf-dauðr, of sheep or cattle, — svidda, q. v.: again, hálf-dauðr, half dead; al-dauðr, quite dead; stein-dauðr, stone-dead; the old writers prefer to use andaðr or látinn, and in mod. use dáinn is a gentler term, used of a deceased friend; daudr sounds rude and is scarcely used except of animals; in like manner Germ. say abgelebt.
Inscripción rúnica
Inscripción rúnica
dauðr
El texto rúnico anterior representa la palabra nórdica antigua "dauðr" como podría aparecer en inscripciones rúnicas de la Era Vikinga (c. 800-1100 d.C.).