Dor-dígull

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Dor-dígull

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 dor-dígull

(dordingull), m. a small spider; araneus tolas ater splendens, filo demissorio, Eggert Itin. 609; also called fiski-karl, fisher-carle; the word is no doubt to be spelt dorg-dígull, i. e. angling spider; for popular lore as to the dordígull vide Ísl. Þjóðs. ii. 547, 548: the small spider’s web is called hégómi, q. v.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᚢᚱ-ᛏᛁᚴᚢᛚᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

gl: glossary.
i. e.: id est.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
q. v.: quod vide.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Ísl. Þjóðs.: Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.
Itin.: Itinerarium or Travels of Eggert Ólafsson, 1772.

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