Dauðafylgja

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

dauðafylgja

f. ‘death-fetch’; an apparition boding one’s death.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛅᚢᚦᛅᚠᚢᛚᚴᛁᛅ

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

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary