Dul

Old Norwegian Dictionary - dul

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "dul" in Norwegian.

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

dul: dul, f. 1) Dølgen, Skjulen. Didr. 255. 9;drepa, draga dul á e-t dvs. lægge Skjul paa, gjøre en Hemmelighed af noget, OH. 8831;Fm. IV, 207. 2) Skuffelse, hvorved man indbilder en noget; eigi skal svá elskaþá (nl. eptirmælismennina) at heldr semvini sína, heldr (hata) sem óvini, því atþeir gera oss dul Homil. 11937; metn-aðr honum þróast - fram gengr hanndrjúgt í dul Hm. 78; A. tekr sér þádul (dvs. gjør sig den Indbildning) at -Alex. 29; draga dul á sik dvs. gjøre sigIndbildninger om sig selv, Mag.* 108;ætla sér dul dvs. gjøre sig Indbildninger af forfængelig Selvtillid, Finb. 4510;Fld. II, 521. III, 607; Þ.hræð. 7;Didr. 252; hyggja fyrir sér dul d. s. Didr. 3913; mæla sér dul dvs. vise saadanSelvtillid i sin Tale,. Herv. 3256.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚦᚢᛚ
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.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

nl.: nemlig.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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