Dapr
Old Norse Dictionary - dapr
Meaning of Old Norse word "dapr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- dapr
- adj., gen. rs, of a person, downcast, sad, Nj. 11, Isl. ii. 248, 272, Band. 9: of an obicct, dreary, d. dagr, Am. 58; d. nætr, SI. 13; döpr heimkynni, Hbl. 4, Fms. x. 214: the proverb, fyrr er d. en dauðr, one droops before one dies, i. e. as long as there is life there is hope: daprt böl, Pass. 44. 3; döpr dauðans pína, Bs. ii. 501; döpr augu, weak eyes, Vídal. i. 25; augn-dapr, weak-eyed; hence depra or augn-depra, weak sight: a faint flame of a light is also called daprt, tvö döpur ljós sitt log, Jón Þorl. i. 146.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛅᛒᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- gen.
- genitive.
- i. e.
- id est.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Am.
- Atla-mál. (A. II.)
- Band.
- Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hbl.
- Harbarðs-ljóð. (A. I.)
- Jón Þorl.
- Jón Þorláksson.
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Pass.
- Passiu-Sálmar.
- Vídal.
- Vídalíns-Postilla.