Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Dígull

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

3 definitions

1 dígull

m. [deig].

2 dígull

I. the mucus of the nose; d. er horr, Edda (Lauf.), Lex. Poët.; hence hor-digull, Fas. ii. 149; mod. hor-dingull, as if it were from dingla.

3 dígull

II. [Swed.-Dan. digel; Germ. tiegel], a crucible; hence poët., gold is called digul-farmr, digul-snjór, -jökull, the load, snow, icicle of the crucible, Lex. Poët.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

dígull

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
f.: feminine.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
poët.: poetical, poetically.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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