Dyrgja
Old Norse Dictionary - dyrgja
Meaning of Old Norse word "dyrgja"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word dyrgja can mean:dyrgja
- dyrgja
- 1. u, f. [durgr], a dwarf woman, a hag, Þjal. Jón. 17.
- dyrgja
- 2. ð, to fish with a dorg, = dorga, Þiðr. 91.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᚱᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Þjal.
- Þjalar-Jóns Saga. (G. III.)
- Þiðr.
- Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)