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Digrask

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1 digrask

að, to grow big, of a pregnant woman, Fms. xi. 53; d. í gerðum, id., Bárð. 173, Fb. i. 157: metaph. to make oneself big, d. ok dramba, Th. 11.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

digrask

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.

Works & Authors

Bárð.
Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Th.
Theophilus. (F. III.)

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