Dvala
Old Norse Dictionary - dvala
Meaning of Old Norse word "dvala"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word dvala can mean:dvala
- dvala
- 1. u, f. [Dan. dvale], = dvöl, Fr.
- dvala
- 2. að, to delay, with dat.; at dvala ekki förinni, Fms. xi. 2J; ef ér dvalit ferðinni, 115; dvalar hann ekki brotferðinni, Fb. ii. 147; muna nú Helgi hjörþing (hjörþingi or -þingum, better) dvala, Hkv. 1. 49: with infin., Kjartan bað þá ekki dvala, Ld. 176.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᛅᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- f.
- feminine.
- Fr.
- French in etymologies.
- n.
- neuter.
- dat.
- dative.
- infin.
- infinitive.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fr.
- Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hkv.
- Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)