Dígull

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Dígull

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 dígull

m. [deig].

2 dígull

I. the mucus of the nose; d. er horr, Edda (Lauf.), Lex. Poët.; hence hor-digull, Fas. ii. 149; mod. hor-dingull, as if it were from dingla.

3 dígull

II. [Swed.-Dan. digel; Germ. tiegel], a crucible; hence poët., gold is called digul-farmr, digul-snjór, -jökull, the load, snow, icicle of the crucible, Lex. Poët.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᛁᚴᚢᛚᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
f.: feminine.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
poët.: poetical, poetically.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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