Dáinn
Old Norse Dictionary - dáinn
Meaning of Old Norse word "dáinn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word dáinn can mean:dáinn
- dáinn
- (v. deyja), dead, deceased, (freq.)
- dáinn
- β. masc. the name of a dwarf, Edda ((31.): cp. Dan. daane = to swoon.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛅᛁᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- v.
- vide.
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- masc.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)