Dvöl
Old Norse Dictionary - dvöl
Meaning of Old Norse word "dvöl" (or dvǫl)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word dvöl can mean:dvöl
- dvöl (dvǫl)
- f., gen. dvalar, old pl. dvalar, mod. dvalir, [cp. ‘dwelling’ = delay, Engl. Ballads]
- dvöl (dvǫl)
- α. a short stay, stop; dvalir ok náttstaði, Stj. 294; eiga dvöl, to stop, Nj. 181; afhvarf manna ok dvalar (acc. pl.), Ld. 204; meðan þessi dvöl (pause) var, Fms. xi. 135: delay, iv. 179; bera til dvala, to cause delay, Fas. iii. 543:—used once as neut. pl., urðu dvöl dægra, Am. 102.
- dvöl (dvǫl)
- β. gramm. quantity, Skálda 175.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, dvöl may be more accurately written as dvǫl.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᚢᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- gen.
- genitive.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- acc.
- accusative.
- m.
- masculine.
- neut.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
- gramm.
- grammar.
Works & Authors cited:
- Am.
- Atla-mál. (A. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Skálda
- Skálda. (H. I.)