Deigr
Old Norse Dictionary - deigr
Meaning of Old Norse word "deigr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word deigr can mean:deigr
- deigr
- adj. ‘doughy,’ damp, wet; Icel. say, vera d. í fætrna, to be wettish, less than vátr, wet, and more than rakr, damp.
- deigr
- β. soft, of steel, and metaph. timid; d. brandr, Kb. 238, Þiðr. 79; deigan skal deigum bjóða (proverb), Háv. 40, Fms. i. 143 (in a verse), iii. 193, Pr. 173.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛁᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Háv.
- Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)
- Kb.
- Konungs-bók. (B. I, C. I, etc.)
- Þiðr.
- Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)