Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Drag

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

5 definitions

1 drag

n. [draga], in compds as ör-drag, a bow-shot, of distance: spec. a soft slope or valley, í hverri laut og dragi, Arm. ii. 94: in pl. drög, the watercourse down a valley, dals-drög, dala-drög; Gljufrár-drög, Pm. 46; Kálfadals-drög, id.; fjalla-drög.

2 drag

β. sing. the iron rim on the keel of a boat or a sledge; the metaph. phrase, leggja drag undir e-t, to lay the keel under a thing, i. e. to encourage it, Eb. 20.

3 drag

γ. a lining, in erma-drög, Bév. 16 (Fr.)

4 drag

δ. Icel. also say, leggja drög fyrir e-t, to lay a drag (net) for a thing, i. e. to take some preparatory steps for a thing.

5 drag

ε. metric. term, a supernumerary, additional line to a stanza, Edda (Ht.) 124, Fms. vi. 347.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

drag

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Fr: French in etymologies.
Fr.: French in etymologies.
i. e.: id est.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
metric.: metrically.
n.: neuter.
pl.: plural.
sing: singular.
sing.: singular.
spec.: specially.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
Ht.: Hátta-tal. (C. I.)
Pm.: Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)

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