Dúrr
Old Norse Dictionary - dúrr
Meaning of Old Norse word "dúrr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- dúrr
- m. a nap, slumber, Hom. 116, O. H. L. 80: in mod. usage in such phrases as, milli dúra; sofa góðan, væran, dúr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᚱᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- O. H. L.
- Ólafs Saga Helga Legendaria. (E. I.)