Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Bar-dagi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

4 definitions

1 bar-dagi

a, m., prop. a ‘battle day,’ cp. eindagi, máldagi, skildagi:

2 bar-dagi

1. a law term, a beating, flogging, thrashing; ef maðr lystr mann þrjú högg eðr þrim fleiri, þat heitir b. fullr, N. G. L. i. 73, Grág. ii. 155, Post. 656 B, Blas. 42.

3 bar-dagi

2. a fight, battle (very freq.) = orrosta, Eg. 745, Nj. 45, etc.: metaph. a calamity, scourge (theol.), Sks. 112, 328, Fms. v. 214, Bs. i. 70.

4 bar-dagi

COMPDS: bardagafrest, bardagafýst, bardagagjarn, bardagaguð, bardagagyðja, bardagalaust, bardagalist, bardagalykt, bardagamaðr, bardagastef.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

bar-dagi

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "bar-dagi" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
etc.: et cetera.
f.: feminine.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
p.: page.
prop: properly.
prop.: properly.
s. v.: sub verbo.
theol: theology, theological.
theol.: theology, theological.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Blas.: Blasius Saga. (F. III.)
Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Post.: Postula Sögur. (F. III.)
Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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