Dorg

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Dorg

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 dorg

f. an angler’s tackle, rod and line, etc., for trout or small fish; þeir réru tveir á báti með dorgar sínar at smá-fiski, Sæm. Gm. (introd.), p. 32; land-dorgar, the land of dorg, the sea, Edda 66; dorgar-skot, a kind of fishing implement, D. N. iii. 201; cp. dorga.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᚢᚱᚴ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
etc.: et cetera.
f.: feminine.
gl: glossary.
m.: masculine.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Gm.: Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
Sæm.: Sæmundar Edda. (A, C. I.)

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