Dugnaðr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Dugnaðr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 dugnaðr

ar, m. doughtiness, valour, aid, assistance; biðja e-n sér dugnaðar, to ask one’s help, 655 v. 1, Ísl. ii. 262, 293; veita e-m dugnað, to give help to one, Fms. v. 259: skyrtunnar d., the virtue of the kirtle, Fas. iii. 441: in pl., Greg.

2 dugnaðr

COMPDS: dugnaðarmaðr, dugnaðarstigr.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᚢᚴᚾᛅᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.
s. v.
sub verbo.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Greg.
Gregory. (F. II.)
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