Dýri

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Dýri

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 Dýri

a, m. [A. S. Deôr; cp. Deôra-by = Derby]. a pr. name, Landn.: in local names, Dýra-fjörðr, in western Iceland, Landn., Gísl.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᚢᚱᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
Icel
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
Linnæus.
loc
local, locally.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.
pr.
proper.
S.
South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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