Old Norse Dictionary Entry

DYNGJA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

3 definitions

1 DYNGJA

u, f.

2 DYNGJA

1. a lady’s bower, in old Icel. dwellings, Eg. 159, Nj. 66, Bjarn. 68, Rd. 270, Korm. 10, Fs. 88, Gísl. 15; in those passages it is different from ‘stofa,’ and seems to have been a detached apartment: [as to the root, cp. A. S. dyng, O. H. G. tunc, Engl. dungeon;—the common sense prob. being that both the bower and the dungeon were secluded chambers in the inner part of the house or castle]:—Trolla-dyngjur, a mountain in Icel., a bower of giantesses.

3 DYNGJA

2. a heap, dung, Dan. dynge, (mod.)

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Runic Inscription

DYNGJA

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "DYNGJA" 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.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
f.: feminine.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
O. H. G.: Old High German.
p.: page.
part: participle.
prob: probable, probably.
prob.: probable, probably.
S.: South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Bjarn.: Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Rd.: Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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