Draga

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 draga

1. u, f., vide drögur.

2 draga

2. u, f., only in pl. drögur, timber carried on horseback and trailing along the ground, Glúm. 368; dragna-hross, a dray-horse, 369: metric. term, a sort of anadiplosis, when a stanza begins with the last word of the preceding one, Edda (Ht.) 126, Skálda 191.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᚱᛅᚴᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
absol: absolute, absolutely.
absol.: absolute, absolutely.
acc.: accusative.
allit.: alliteration, alliterative.
bisk: bishop.
ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
e. g.: exempli gratia.
ellipt.: elliptical, elliptically.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
etc.: et cetera.
f.: feminine.
Fr: French in etymologies.
Fr.: French in etymologies.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
gramm.: grammar.
Hel.: Heliand.
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
impers: impersonal.
impers.: impersonal.
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
lit: literally.
lit.: literally.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
metric.: metrically.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
neg: negative, negatively.
nom.: nominative.
opp: opposed to.
opp.: opposed.
opp. to: opposed to.
orig: original, originally.
p.: page.
part: participle.
part.: participle.
pers.: person, personal.
pl.: plural.
pr.: proper.
pres.: present.
pret.: preterite.
prob: probable, probably.
prop: properly.
prop.: properly.
recipr.: reciprocally.
reflex: reflexive.
reflex.: reflexive.
S.: South, Southern.
subj.: subjunctive.
suff: suffix.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.
temp.: temporal.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.
v.: vide, verb.
þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors

Ad.: Arinbjarnar-drápa. (A. III.)
Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Alg.: Algorismus. (H. III.)
Band.: Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
Bárð.: Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
Bb.: Búnaðar-bálkr.
Bjarn.: Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
Bret.: Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Gs.: Grótta-söngr. (A. II.)
Gullþ.: Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
Háv.: Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)
Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Hrafn.: Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)
Ht.: Hátta-tal. (C. I.)
Hým.: Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)
Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
Krók.: Króka Refs Saga. (D. V.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.
Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)
Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Skv.: Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)
Sl.: Sólarljóð. (A. III.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Þórð.: Þórðar Saga hreðu. (D. V.)

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Draga

Draga

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1 draga

2 draga

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