Dauði

Old Icelandic Dictionary - dauði

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "dauði" in English.

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

dauði Old Icelandic word can mean:

dauði
m. death;
dauði
taka dauða, to meet one’s death, die;
dauði
~ ferr á e-n, one is surprised by death;
dauði
draga e-m til dauða, to cause one’s death;
dauði
sá vegr, er til dauða dregr, that leads to death;
dauði
liggja fyrir dauðanum, to be dying or on the point of death.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛅᚢᚦᛁ

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
e-m
einhverjum.

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