Dúsa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Dúsa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 dúsa

1. u, f. a sugar-teat for babies to suck.

2 dúsa

2. að, prob. to doze, Og. 18; hví samir hitt at dúsa hirðmanni geðstirðum. Fms. vii. (in a verse); flestir urðu at dúsa, Skíða R. 173: so in mod. usage, láttú hann dúsa, let him alone.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᚢᛋᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.: feminine.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
prob: probable, probably.
prob.: probable, probably.
R.: Rimur.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Og.: Oddrúnar-grátr. (A. II.)

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