Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Dróttinn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

5 definitions

1 dróttinn

mod. drottinn, but in old poetry always rhymed with an ó, e. g. flóttstyggr—dróttni, Sighvat; dat. dróttni or drottni, pl. dróttnar or drottnar, etc.; [A. S. drighten; Hel. druhtin = dominus]:—the master of a ‘drótt’ or household, a lord, master: the proverb, dýrt er dróttins orð, e. g. strong is the master’s word, Bs. i. 484, Al. 128, Ld. 212; þræll eða d., Hom. 29; Josep fékk svá mikla virðing af dróttni sínum, 625. 16, Grág. ii. 86; þrjá dróttna átti hann í þessi herleiðingu, Fms. x. 224; eigi er þrællinn æðri enn dróttininn, Post. 656. 37, cp. John xv. 20; en þó eta hundar af molum þeim sem detta af borðum drottna þeirra, Matth. xv. 27; verit hlýðugir yðrum líkamligum drottnum, Ephes. vi. 5: in mod. usage this sense remains in prose in the compd lánar-dróttinn, q. v.

2 dróttinn

β. old name for a king, Hkr. Yngl. S. ch. 20 (vide drótt).

3 dróttinn

γ. as a name of heathen priests; þat eru díar kallaðir eðr dróttnar, Hkr. Yngl. S. ch. 2.

4 dróttinn

2. the Lord, which also is the standing phrase in mod. usage, in the Bible, sermons, hymns, ever since the Reformation; lofaðr sé Drottinn, Nj. 165; af miskun Drottins, Mar. 656 A. 6; greiðit Dróttins götur, 625. 90; Christr Drottinn, Grág. ii. 167; án gráts var Drottinn fæddr, Rb. 332; Drottinn sagði mínum Drottni, Matth. xxii. 44; elska skaltú Drottinn Guð þinn, 37; Dróttinn Guð Abrahams, Luke xx. 37, xxiv. 34; hefi eg eigi séð Dróttinn vorn Jesum Christum, eruð þér ekki mitt verk í Drottni? 1 Cor. ix. 1, 5, 14, x. 21, 22, 26, 28, 30, xi. 10, 19, 22, 25, 26, 28, 31, xii. 3, 5, etc. etc.

5 dróttinn

COMPDS: Drottinsdagr, Drottinskveld, Drottinsmyrgin, Drottinsnótt.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

dróttinn

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
ch: chapter.
ch.: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
dat.: dative.
e. g.: exempli gratia.
etc.: et cetera.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
Hel.: Heliand.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
p.: page.
pl.: plural.
q. v.: quod vide.
S.: South, Southern.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Post.: Postula Sögur. (F. III.)
Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Yngl. S.: Ynglinga Saga. (C. II.)

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