Dáinn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - dáinn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "dáinn" in Norwegian.

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

dáinn: dáinn, Præt. Part. af deyja, se underdette Verbum (jvf Rydqv. I, 13635);dáinn arfr se under arfr 2 s. 68 b. -Naar dáinn Vsp. 11; Hm. 144 (143);Hyndl. 7 forekommer som Navn paaen dvergr eller alfr, er Grunden dertilvel den, at Ordet ligesom nár kundebetegne en Dverg eller Alf i Alminde-lighed, fordi Menneskene ved Døden an-toges at blive til en Alf eller Dverg,gaa ind i Fjeld eller Sten, tage sig Bolig under Jorden, se Fris. 934 fgg(Yngl. 15); Alv. 3; Landn. 2, 12 (=Eb. 4). 2, 5. 3, 7 (Isl.s. I, 7816. 19224)og min Afhandling om LappernesHedenskab og Trolddomskunst i (norsk)Historisk Tidsskrift IV, 209 fg; lige-som med dáinn i denne Betydning kanjevnføres Udtrykket dvergir dauðir Fld.II, 48510.

Part of speech: Præt Part

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚦᛆᛁᚿᚿ
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:

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

ndl.: nydøidsk.

p.: Pagina, side.

Part.: Participium.

s.: substantiv.

S.: Side.

v.: Verbum.

Also available in related dictionaries:

This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages related to Old Norwegian.