Dýna
Old Norse Dictionary - dýna
Meaning of Old Norse word "dýna"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word dýna can mean:dýna
- dýna
- 1. u, f. [dúnn]. a down-bed, feather-bed, a pillow or bolster, Fms. iii. 125, vi. 279, ix. 26, x. 186, Dipl. iii. 4, Bs. ii. 167, Lex. Poët.
- dýna
- 2. boggy ground, Dropl. 26, v. l.
- dýna
- 2. ð, to cover, belay with down, N. G. l. i. 334.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- pl.
- plural.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
- L.
- Linnæus.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Dipl.
- Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Lex. Poët.
- Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
- Dropl.
- Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)