Dauða-orð

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Dauða-orð

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 dauða-orð

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

Runic Inscription

ᛏᛅᚢᛏᛅ-ᚢᚱᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
l.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide, verb.
v. l.
varia lectio.

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