Dreyrigr
Old Norse Dictionary - dreyrigr
Meaning of Old Norse word "dreyrigr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- dreyrigr
- dreyrugr (drørigr, Ýt. 5, 11), adj. [cp. Engl. dreary, Germ. traurig]:—bloody, gory; uncontr., dreyruga, Al. 41; dreyruga húfu, Gísl. 64, 151; dreyrugra benja, Bragi: contr., dreyrgan mæki, Ýt. 11; dreyrga steina, Sb. 58; dreyrgra darra, Jd. 9.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚱᛁᚢᚱᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- contr.
- contracted.
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
- Jd.
- Jómsvíkinga-drápa. (A. III.)
- Sb.
- Staðarhóls-bók. (B. I.)