Dá-

Old Norse Dictionary - dá-

Meaning of Old Norse word "dá-"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

dá-
is esp. in mod. use prefixed to a great many adjectives and adverbs, denoting very; dá-góðr, very good; da-vel, very well; dá-vænn, dá-fallegr, v. below; dá-fagr, very handsome; dá-lítill, in the west of Icel. pronounced dultið, dulítill, very little.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛅ-
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

esp.
especially.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.
v.
vide.

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