Djörfung
Old Norse Dictionary - djörfung
Meaning of Old Norse word "djörfung" (or djǫrfung)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- djörfung (djǫrfung)
- f. [djarfr], boldness, in a good sense, Fms. iv. 133, Pass. 40. 17: impudence, Fms. ii. 184, H. E. i. 503: cp. dirfð, dirfska.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, djörfung may be more accurately written as djǫrfung.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛁᚢᚱᚠᚢᚾᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- f.
- feminine.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- H. E.
- Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
- Pass.
- Passiu-Sálmar.