Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Strá-dauða

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 strá-dauða

adj. [Dan. straa-död], ‘straw-dead,’ dying a natural death, from the corpse being stretched on straw, see strá (above), Korm. (in a verse); in the old heathen times an inglorious death, opp. to vápndauðr, cp. þat óttuðumk ek um hríð, er friðr þessi inn mikli var, at ek munda verða elli-dauðr inni á pall-strám mínum, Hkr. i. 149.

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Runic Inscription

strá-dauða

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
gl: glossary.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
opp: opposed to.
opp.: opposed.
opp. to: opposed to.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

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