Dýr
Old Norse Dictionary - dýr
Meaning of Old Norse word "dýr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word dýr can mean:dýr
- dýr
- n. [Gr. θήρ; Ulf. djûs = θηρίον, Mark i. 13, 1 Cor. xv. 32; A. S. deôr; Engl. deer; Germ. thier; Swed.-Dan. dyr]:—an animal, beast:
- dýr
- α. excluding birds, dýr ok fuglar, Edda 144 (pref.); fuglar, dýr eðr sækvikindi, Skálda 170; dýrum (wild beasts) eða fuglum, Grág. ii. 89.
- dýr
- β. used of wild beasts, as bears, Nj. 35, Grett. 101, Glúm. 330, FS. 146 (bjarn-dyra): in Icel. esp. the fox, Dropl. 27, BS. ii. 137, the fox being there the only beast of prey, hence dýr-bit; úarga-dýr, the lion; villi-d., a wild beast.
- dýr
- γ. used esp. of hunting deer, the deer of the forest, as in Engl. deer, the hart, etc., Hkv. 2. 36, n. G. l. i. 46, Str. 3, FaS. iii. 4, Þiðr. 228–238; hrein-d., the reindeer; rauð-d., the red deer.
- dýr
- COMPDS: dýrabogi, dýragarðr, dýragröf, dýrakjöt, dýrarödd, dýraskinn, dýraveiðar, dýrsbelgr, dýrshorn, dýrshöfuð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- Gr.
- Greek.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
- v.
- vide.
- pref.
- preface.
- esp.
- especially.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- pl.
- plural.
- etc.
- et cetera.
- L.
- Linnæus.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Skálda
- Skálda. (H. I.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Dropl.
- Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Glúm.
- Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Hkv.
- Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Str.
- Strengleikar. (G. II.)
- Þiðr.
- Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)