Dár

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Dár

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 dár

adj. [dá], scarcely used except in the neut. dátt, in various phrases; e-m verð dátt (or dátt um e-t), numbness comes to one, one is benumbed, 623, 10; við þau tíðendi varð honum svá d. sem hanu væri steini lostinn, at those tidings he was as ‘dumbfounded’ as if he had been struck by a stone, Bs. i. 471.

2 dár

β. in phrases denoting a charm or fascination exercised over another, always of uncertain and fugitive nature (cp. dá, ð); göra sér dátt við e-n (v. dá-leikar), to become, very familiar with one, Korm. 38: svá var dátt með þeim at …, they so charmed one another that …, Ni. 151; þá var nú í dátt efni komit, i. e. they came to be close friends, Sd. 138; varð mönnum dátt um þat, people were much charmed by it, Bjarn. g. 20, cp. Hm. 50.

3 dár

γ. dár gleymsku-svefn, a benumbing sleep of forgetfulness, Pass. 4. 11.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᛅᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
allit.
alliteration, alliterative.
ch
chapter.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
gl
glossary.
i. e.
id est.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
lit
literally.
lit.
literally.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
neut.
neuter.
p.
page.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Bjarn.
Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Korm.
Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
Pass.
Passiu-Sálmar.
Sd.
Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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