DYNGJA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

DYNGJA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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.)

Runic Inscription

ᛏᚢᚾᚴᛁᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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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