Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Daga

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

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1 daga

að, to dawn; eptir um morguninn er trautt var dagað, Eg. 360; þegar er hann sá at dagaði, Fms. v. 21; hvern daganda dag, Mar. (Fr.): impers., e-n dagar uppi, day dawns upon one, in the tales, said of hobgoblins, dwarfs, and giants, uppi ertu nú dvergr um dagaðr, nú skínn sól í sali, Alm. 36, cp. Hkv. Hjörv. 29, 30; en Bárðdælingar segja hana (acc. the giantess) hafi dagat uppi þá þau glímdu, Grett. 141: single stone pillars are freq. said in Icel. to be giants or witches turned into stone on being caught by daylight, and are called Karl, Kerling, vide Ísl. Þjóðs. i. 207 sqq.

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Runic Inscription

daga

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

acc.: accusative.
ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Fr: French in etymologies.
Fr.: French in etymologies.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
gl: glossary.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
impers: impersonal.
impers.: impersonal.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
p.: page.
pers.: person, personal.
s. v.: sub verbo.
sing: singular.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Alm.: Alvís-mál. (A. I.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Hkv. Hjörv.: Helga-kviða Hjörvarðssonar. (A. II.)
Ísl. Þjóðs.: Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.
Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

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