Dyflissa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - dyflissa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "dyflissa" in Norwegian.

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

dyflissa: dyblissa eller dyflissa, f. (ogsaa: dybliza,dyfliza) Fængsel, = myrkvastofa. Elucid.5828; Fm. VI, 164; Fsk. 161; Didr.68; Grett. 195; Gyð. 839; V. fangarbiskupinn niðr í eina dyflizu, þagatsteytist með honum einn hans þjónnKlm. 55012; at loknom dómi steypistdjöfull í dyflizo elds ok brennusteinsElucid. 7112. 16619, = í dyflizu helvítisPost. 38830. Jvf. mht. in der tiefen helletunc Mhd. Wb. III, 130 b12, sammeholdt med eng. dungeon S. Johnson Dict. ofthe English Language by Latham.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚦᛦᚠᛚᛁᛋᛋᛆ
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:

a.: accusativ.

eng.: engels.

f.: Feminin.

m.: Masculin.

S.: Side.