Old Norse Dictionary Entry

DRÝGJA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 DRÝGJA

ð, [drjúgr; A. S. dreógan = to endure; North. E. and Scot. to dree = to endure, suffer]:—to commit, perpetrate, mostly in a bad sense; d. synd, to commit a sin, K. Á. 202; d. glæp, id.; d. hórdóm, to commit whoredom, Sks. 340; þú skalt ekki hórdóm d., thou shall not commit whoredom; d. misræðu við konu, id., Grág. i. 338; d. hernað, to pirate, ii. 70; d. ílsku, Orkn. 32: it is a standing phrase in eccl. or sacred writers, N. T., Pass., Vidal.: in a good sense only in a few phrases as the allit., d. dáð, Sturl. iii. 7; or in poets or bad old prose; orlög d., A. S. orlig dreogan (cp. the North. E. to dree one’s weird = to abide one’s fate), to try one’s luck, Vkv. i, cp. also the Germ. tales, in die welt gehen; d. hlýðni, Sks. 675; d. mannliga náttúru, to pay the debt of nature, 447; d. e-s vilja, to comply with one’s wishes, Bær. 14,—the last three passages are bad prose.

2 DRÝGJA

β. to make to keep longer, to lengthen, Bs. ii. 173, Bb. 3. 30.

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Runic Inscription

DRÝGJA

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
allit.: alliteration, alliterative.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
eccl: ecclesiastical.
eccl.: ecclesiastical.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
lit: literally.
lit.: literally.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
North. E.: Northern English.
p.: page.
S.: South, Southern.
Scot.: Scottish.
suff: suffix.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Bb.: Búnaðar-bálkr.
Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Bær.: Bærings Saga. (G. II.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
K. Á.: Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
N. T.: New Testament.
Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.
Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Vkv.: Völundar-kviða. (A. II.)

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