Dýri
Old Norse Dictionary - dýri
Meaning of Old Norse word "dýri"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- dýri
- a, m. [A. S. Deôr; cp. Deôra-by = Derby]. a pr. name, Landn.: in local names, Dýra-fjörðr, in western Iceland, Landn., Gísl.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᚱᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- cp.
- compare.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pr.
- proper, properly.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)