Dauð-vána

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Dauð-vána

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 dauð-vána

adj. ind., and dauð-vænn, adj., medic. sinking fast, when no hope of life is left, Grett. 155, Fms. vi. 31, H. E. i. 480.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᛅᚢᛏ-ᚢᛅᚾᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
medic.
medicinally.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
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