Dánar-

Old Norse Dictionary - dánar-

Meaning of Old Norse word "dánar-"

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

dánar-
a gen. form from or dáinn, in dánar-arfr, m. a law term, inheritance from one deceased, Hkr. iii. 222: dánar-bú, n. estate of one deceased; dánar-dagr, m. or dánar-dœgr, n. day, hour of death, Fins, i. 219, Hs. verse 44 (where it nearly means the manner of death); dánar-fé, n. property of a person deceased, Grág. i. 209, Fms. vi. 392, cp. Dan. dannefæ, but in a different sense, of property which is claimed by no one, and therefore falls to the king; ‘dane-fee,’ i. e. hereditas illorum qui nullum post se heredem relinquunt, Thork. Dipl. i. 3; cp. early Swed. Dana-arver, Schlyter.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
gen.
genitive.
i. e.
id est.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
Swed.
Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Dipl.
Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Hs.
Harm-sol. (A. III.)
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