Dalr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 dalr

m., gen. dalar, poët. a bow. Lex. Poët.; this word has a different inflexion, and seems to be of a different root from the above; hence in poetry the hand is called dal-nauð, the need of (force applied to) the bow,’ and dal-töng, as the bow is bent by the hand.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᛅᛚᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
acc.: accusative.
allit.: alliteration, alliterative.
ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
dat.: dative.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
etc.: et cetera.
f.: feminine.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
gen.: genitive.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
Goth.: Gothic.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
l. c.: loco citato.
lit: literally.
lit.: literally.
loc: local, locally.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
North. E.: Northern English.
p.: page.
part: participle.
pl.: plural.
poët.: poetical, poetically.
S.: South, Southern.
sing: singular.
sing.: singular.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.
v.: vide, verb.
v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hbl.: Harbarðs-ljóð. (A. I.)
Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Hkv. Hjörv.: Helga-kviða Hjörvarðssonar. (A. II.)
Íb.: Íslendinga-bók. (D. I.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)

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Dalr

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