Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Harm-dauði

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 harm-dauði

adj. indecl. (and harm-dauðr, adj., Fms. ix. 399), lamented, of one departed; vera harmdauði, Fms. vi. 232, ix. 421, x. 406, Orkn. 88, Fb. i. 28.

Similar Words

há
há-altari
há-bakki
há-band
há-beinn

Runic Inscription

harm-dauði

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "harm-dauði" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
decl.: declined.
indecl.: indeclinable.
l.: Linnæus.
n.: neuter.
part: participle.

Works & Authors

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

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