Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Dauða-orð

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

(v. l. and better dauða-yrðr, f., from yrðr = urðr, weird, fate), n. death, ‘death-weird,’ Ýt. 8.

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Runic Inscription

dauða-orð

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

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