Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Dróttning

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

4 definitions

1 dróttning

and drottning, f.

2 dróttning

1. a mistress, Clem. 129 (Unger); þræll sá er vegr at dróttni (master) sínum eðr dróttningu (mistress), Grág. ii. 86 (vide above); ef þræll verðr sekr skógarmaðr um víg dróttins síns eðr dróttningar, 161; drottning hans girntisk hann, Ver. 16. Gen. xxxix. 7; this sense is quite obsolete except in old law phrases and translations.

3 dróttning

2. a queen, common to all Scandinavians, Swed. drotning, Dan. dronning, whereas drottinn = king is obsolete, Hkr. Yngl. S. ch. 20, Fms. i. 99, vi. 439, Sks. 468; the instances are endless.

4 dróttning

COMPDS: drottningarefni, drottningarmaðr, drottningarnafn.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

dróttning

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
ch.: chapter.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
f.: feminine.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
S.: South, Southern.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.
transl: translation, translated.

Works & Authors

Clem.: Clements Saga. (F. III.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Ver.: Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)
Yngl. S.: Ynglinga Saga. (C. II.)

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