Dólgr
Old Norse Dictionary - dólgr
Meaning of Old Norse word "dólgr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- dólgr
- (dolgr), m. [Ulf. renders χρεωφειλέτης, Luke vii. 41, by dulgisskula; and δανειστής, id., by dulgahaitja]:—a fiend; dauðir dólgar, ghosts, Hkv. 2. 49—verða öflgari allir á nóttum dauðir dólgar mær, en um daga ljósa—used synonymous to ‘devil,’ djöfull, Fms. iii. 200, vi. 143, x. 172 (of a giant); þar sat dólgr í hásæti, mikill ok illiligr (of witches), Fas. ii. 184; svartir dólgar, Karl. 525; sögðu at sá d. væri kominn í bygðina er þeim þætti eigi dæll viðfangs, Grett. 127; söku-dólgr, a criminal; vide dylgja.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᛚᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Hkv.
- Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)