Dýrka

Old Icelandic Dictionary - dýrka

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "dýrka" in English.

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

dýrka Old Icelandic word can mean:

dýrka
(að), v.
dýrka
1) to exalt, glorify (guð ~ði son sinn);
dýrka
2) to celebrate (~ þenna dag); ~ hátíð es = halda hátíð es;
dýrka
3) to worship (far þú með mér at ~ dróttin guð þinn); to pray one reverentially (kastar hón sér fram á gólfit fyrir fœtr konungi ok ~ði hann);
dýrka
refl., ~st, to magnify oneself, to glory; sá er ~st, dýrkist hann með guði, he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᚱᚴᛅ

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