DISKR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

DISKR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 DISKR

m. [a for. word: from Gr. δίσκος; Lat. discus; A. S. and Hel. disc; Engl. desk and disk; Germ. tisch]:—a plate; þá vóru öngir diskar, Ísl. (Heiðarv. S.) ii. 337, O. H. L. 36, Fms. i. 259, Bs. i. 475; silfr-d., gull-d., silver and gold plate are mentioned as a present given to a king, O. H. 154, cp. Fb. iii. 332; both the words used in this sense, diskr and skutill (Lat. scutellum, Germ. schüssel) are of for. origin; cp. also Rm. 4, 39: in the earliest times small movable tables also served as plates.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᛁᛋᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
for.: foreign.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
Gr.: Greek.
Hel.: Heliand.
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
orig: original, originally.
p.: page.
S.: South, Southern.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Heiðarv. S.: Heiðarvíga Saga. (D. II.)
O. H. L.: Ólafs Saga Helga Legendaria. (E. I.)
Rm.: Rígsmál. (A. II.)

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