Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Deild

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

8 definitions

1 deild

(deilþ, deilð), f.

2 deild

1. a deal, dole, share. Edda 147: fara at deildum, to be parcelled out. Orkn. 88, Ísl. ii. 337 (a portion of meat); göra d., to give a dole, N. G. L. i. 142; the phrase. fá illt ór deildum, to get a bad share, be worsted, Sighvat (in a verse).

3 deild

2. dealings; harðar deildir, hard dealings, Fbr. (in a verse); sannar deildir, just dealings, Lex. Poët.; ill-deildir, ill dealings; grip-deildir, dealings of a robber, robbery; skap-deild, temper.

4 deild

3. seldom used of fighting with weapons (N. G. L. i. 64), but freq. of a lawsuit (þing-deild), Nj. 138, 141, 86, 36, Eg. 738, Fms. vi. 361, viii. 268, Gþl. 475: the parliamentary phrase, leggja mál í deild, to ‘lay a case under division’ in court (cp. leggja mál í gørð), a phrase which recalls to mind the English parliamentary phrases ‘division’ and ‘divide.’ Sturl. i. 59; leggja mál til deildar, id., Laxd. 204 (MS., Ed. deilu).

5 deild

β. cp. also local names, Deildar-tunga, -hvammr, -hjalli, Landn., Sturl.

6 deild

γ. in Icel. a boundary river is often called Deild or Deildar-á, Deildar-lækr, etc.; or of other boundary places, Deildar-hvammr, etc.

7 deild

δ. metaph., í aðra d., þriðju d., etc., secondly, thirdly, etc., Stj. 9, 21.

8 deild

COMPDS: deildararfr, deildarlið, deildarmaðr.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

deild

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Engl: English.
etc.: et cetera.
f.: feminine.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
gl: glossary.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
loc: local, locally.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
S.: South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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