Undandráttr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - undandráttr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "undandráttr" in Norwegian.

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

undandráttr: undandráttr, m. 1) Bestræbelse for, Forsøgpaa at unddrage en noget, skille ham afdermed; yðr var þat kunnigt gört, atvér veittum yðr áleitni ok undandráttDN. VII, 866. 1035. 1043. 2) Anven-delse af Udflugter, hvorved man søgerunddrage sig for Opfyldelsen af en Be-gjæring eller Forpligtelse; Vermundrpóttist eigi vita ván þeirrar konu afgóðum ættum, er sik mundi binda viðberserk, né sín forlög, ok hafði V.undandrátt um þetta mál Eb. 25 (4017);en er konungr fann undandrátt í svör-um jarls Flat. II, 17927.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚢᚿᚦᛆᚿᚦᚱᛆᛏᛏᚱ
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:

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

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