Dæld
Old Norse Dictionary - dæld
Meaning of Old Norse word "dæld"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word dæld can mean:dæld
- dæld
- 1. f. = dæl, Fms. x. 319.
- dæld
- 2. f. [a], gentleness, in the COMPD dældar-maðr (deildar-maðr, v. l.), m. a gentle, easy man, Ld. 68, 276.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛅᛚᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)