Draugr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - draugr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "draugr" in Norwegian.

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

draugr
draugr, m. (G. -s, N. Pl. -ar) Dødning,= dauðr maðr HeilaG. I, 28018, jvf &vl;dels om dem, som efter Døden have sinBolig i Graven: þeir er freista draugaupp at vekja eða haugbúa NGKr. 3; delsom Gjengangere blandt de levende. Herv.21718; Stj. 49217; Mar. 1736; Flat. I,416 fg; Bp. I, 24624; Pr. 18624. 21727.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚦᚱᛆᚢᚵᚱ
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:

G.
Genitiv.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
p.
Pagina, side.
Pl.
Pluralis.
v.
Verbum.

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