Dýrð

Old Norse Dictionary - dýrð

Meaning of Old Norse word "dýrð"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word dýrð can mean:dýrð

dýrð
f. [Engl. dearth], glory; himinríkis d., the glory of heaven, Fms. v. 143, 230, Fær. 137, 625. 163, Fms. v. 216 (a glorious miracle): in pl., 623. 32, Eluc. 47; tóm d., vain-glory, 655 xxvi. 3: in N. T. and eccl. writers since the Reformation this word is much in use; the δόξα of the N. T. is usually rendered by dýrð.
dýrð
COMPDS: dýrðardagr, dýrðarfullr, Dýrðarkonungr, dýrðarkóróna, dýrðarmaðr, dýrðarsamliga, dýrðarstaðr, dýrðarsöngr.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᚱᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

eccl.
ecclesiastical.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
pl.
plural.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eluc.
Elucidarium. (F. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fær.
Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
N. T.
New Testament.
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