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.