Dád

Old Norwegian Dictionary - dád

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "dád" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

dád
dád, f. (jvf dándi, gsax. dâd, ags. dæd,ght. tât) god Egenskab hos et Menneske, Evne og Villie til at gjøre hvad man bør (jvf dýgð). Flat. I, 3359; Hrafnk. 1014; láta dáð ok drengskap Band. 303;drýgja dáð (sína) dvs. gjøre sit bedste,vise hvad der bor i en eller hvad en duer til, Sturl. II, 67. 824; syndalaussok allra dáða fullr, Heilag. I, 2881.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚦᛆᚦ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.
Feminin.
lat.
latinsk.
s.
substantiv.

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