Dag-setr

Old Norse Dictionary - dag-setr

Meaning of Old Norse word "dag-setr"

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

dag-setr
(dag-sátr, Sturl. iii. 185 C), n. ‘day-setting,’ nightfall; um kveld nær dagsetri, Landn. 285; í d., Fms. v. 331, ix. 345; leið til dagsetrs, Grett. III; d. skeið, Fms. ix. 383. dag-sett, n. adj. id., Háv. 40; vide dagr.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Háv.
Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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