DUL

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

DUL

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 DUL

f. [dylja].

2 DUL

I. prop. concealment, in phrases, með dul, secretly, Bárð. 168; drepa dul á e-t, to conceal, Hkr. ii. 140; and in the COMPDS dular-búnaðr, m. a disguise, Fms. vi. 61; dular-kufl, m. a cloak used for a disguise, Grett. 139 A.

3 DUL

II. metaph. self-conceit, pride, in phrases as, dul ok vil, pride and wilfulness, Skálda 163, Sl. 34; ætla sér þá dul, to be so conceited, Finnb. 282; ætlask mikla dul, Fas. ii. 521; dul ok dramb, 655 xi. 3; mikinn dul (masc.), Þórð. MS. (wrongly): the phrase, ganga fram í dul, to go forth in one’s conceit, Hm. 78, (mod., ganga fram í þeirri dulunni): proverb, maðr verðr dælskr af dul, conceit makes an envious, moody man, Hm. 56; dul þín, Band. (MS.) 13.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᚢᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
gl
glossary.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
masc.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
p.
page.
prop
properly.
prop.
properly.
S.
South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Band.
Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
Bárð.
Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Finnb.
Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
Sl.
Sólarljóð. (A. III.)
Þórð.
Þórðar Saga hreðu. (D. V.)

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