Dictionary of Old Norse Prose
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A random word of the day with a defined citation, the previous day’s Wordle solution, plus occasional updates from the editors.
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A random word of the day with a defined citation, the previous day’s Wordle solution, plus occasional updates from the editors.
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efna (vb.): 70 cits, e.g. make preparations for, make provision for, set about (doing sth.), establish, set up, found, build ‘let (N: hann) gera iarðborg. oc er þat nu callað Sarpsborg. oc æmnaðe þar til kaupstaðar’ (Fsk in OsloUB 371 fol) onp.ku.dk/o16400 #OldNorse
February 6, 2026 at 9:07 AM
efna (vb.): 70 cits, e.g. make preparations for, make provision for, set about (doing sth.), establish, set up, found, build ‘let (N: hann) gera iarðborg. oc er þat nu callað Sarpsborg. oc æmnaðe þar til kaupstaðar’ (Fsk in OsloUB 371 fol) onp.ku.dk/o16400 #OldNorse
Yesterday’s #Wordle: telja (vb.): 674 cits, e.g. // ‘⸢talt [V: talat]’ (Kirj in AM 489 4°) onp.ku.dk/o79269 #OldNorse
February 6, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Yesterday’s #Wordle: telja (vb.): 674 cits, e.g. // ‘⸢talt [V: talat]’ (Kirj in AM 489 4°) onp.ku.dk/o79269 #OldNorse
hversu (adv.): 691 cits, e.g. [GoogleTrans: (by adj./adv.) where, to what extent] // (ved adj./adv.) hvor, i hvilken grad ‘Hversu margir skyldu vér fara?’ (Nj in AM 132 fol) onp.ku.dk/o38559 #OldNorse
February 5, 2026 at 9:07 AM
hversu (adv.): 691 cits, e.g. [GoogleTrans: (by adj./adv.) where, to what extent] // (ved adj./adv.) hvor, i hvilken grad ‘Hversu margir skyldu vér fara?’ (Nj in AM 132 fol) onp.ku.dk/o38559 #OldNorse
duft (sb. f.): 5 cits, e.g. (I) powder, mixture // (I) pulver, mikstur ‘Tak kymunum, etr ok lavaber ... ok innyfri ok gnu allt saman ok dreif igegnum lerept ... ok dupt þa leɢ i augad, þat mun gre᷎da ifalaust’ (Med in AM 194 8°) onp.ku.dk/o93368 #OldNorse
February 4, 2026 at 9:07 AM
duft (sb. f.): 5 cits, e.g. (I) powder, mixture // (I) pulver, mikstur ‘Tak kymunum, etr ok lavaber ... ok innyfri ok gnu allt saman ok dreif igegnum lerept ... ok dupt þa leɢ i augad, þat mun gre᷎da ifalaust’ (Med in AM 194 8°) onp.ku.dk/o93368 #OldNorse
Yesterday’s #Wordle: svíða (vb.): 47 cits, e.g. // ‘oc ver aller sviðnir oc brennder flíugannde fianndr. oc myrkra meistarar’ (Barl in Holm perg 6 fol) onp.ku.dk/o77683 #OldNorse
February 4, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Yesterday’s #Wordle: svíða (vb.): 47 cits, e.g. // ‘oc ver aller sviðnir oc brennder flíugannde fianndr. oc myrkra meistarar’ (Barl in Holm perg 6 fol) onp.ku.dk/o77683 #OldNorse
blása (vb.): 338 cits, e.g. blow/play (a wind instrument), play (an instrument), sound a trumpet as a signal (of sth.), summon (sby/sth.) (to sth. (etc.)) ‘litlv siðaʀʀ líet Erlingr blasa til styrimanna stefnv’ (Hulda in AM 66 fol) onp.ku.dk/o8972 #OldNorse
February 3, 2026 at 9:07 AM
blása (vb.): 338 cits, e.g. blow/play (a wind instrument), play (an instrument), sound a trumpet as a signal (of sth.), summon (sby/sth.) (to sth. (etc.)) ‘litlv siðaʀʀ líet Erlingr blasa til styrimanna stefnv’ (Hulda in AM 66 fol) onp.ku.dk/o8972 #OldNorse
einkenniligr (adj.): 6 cits, e.g. special, extraordinary, outstanding // særlig, speciel, mageløs, enestående ‘hellt konongr hann með ... æinkænnelegom kærlæik’ (Streng in DG 4-7) onp.ku.dk/o17049 #OldNorse
February 2, 2026 at 9:07 AM
einkenniligr (adj.): 6 cits, e.g. special, extraordinary, outstanding // særlig, speciel, mageløs, enestående ‘hellt konongr hann með ... æinkænnelegom kærlæik’ (Streng in DG 4-7) onp.ku.dk/o17049 #OldNorse
Yesterday’s #Wordle: ákafi (sb. m.): 94 cits, e.g. violence, intensity, strength // voldsomhed, intensitet, styrke ‘Blængr sótti at Bjarna allfast í ákafa’ (Vápnf in Holm papp 35 fol) onp.ku.dk/o1236 #OldNorse
February 2, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Yesterday’s #Wordle: ákafi (sb. m.): 94 cits, e.g. violence, intensity, strength // voldsomhed, intensitet, styrke ‘Blængr sótti at Bjarna allfast í ákafa’ (Vápnf in Holm papp 35 fol) onp.ku.dk/o1236 #OldNorse
því (adv.): 884 cits, e.g. [GoogleTrans: (I) so much, the more] // (I) så meget, desto, des ‘viti sik þvi skyldare’ (Hirð in AM 323 fol) onp.ku.dk/o91171 #OldNorse
February 1, 2026 at 9:07 AM
því (adv.): 884 cits, e.g. [GoogleTrans: (I) so much, the more] // (I) så meget, desto, des ‘viti sik þvi skyldare’ (Hirð in AM 323 fol) onp.ku.dk/o91171 #OldNorse
Yesterday’s #Wordle: nagli (sb. m.): 39 cits, e.g. [GoogleTrans: (as a unit of value, cf. Magnús M. Lárusson 1966 [KLNM 11] 74-75)] ‘Jttem sira þordr ccliii romaskatta ... Jttem sira jo…’ (DI in Bps B II 3) onp.ku.dk/o56267
February 1, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Yesterday’s #Wordle: nagli (sb. m.): 39 cits, e.g. [GoogleTrans: (as a unit of value, cf. Magnús M. Lárusson 1966 [KLNM 11] 74-75)] ‘Jttem sira þordr ccliii romaskatta ... Jttem sira jo…’ (DI in Bps B II 3) onp.ku.dk/o56267
hverr (pron. interrog.): 1044 cits, e.g. [GoogleTrans: each, every one, any, each and every one, all (cf. hvárr pron.)] // hver, hver en, enhver, hver og én, alle (cf. hvárr pron.) ‘en honom fec hverr maþr pening til á landi hér’ (Íslb in AM 113 b fol) onp.ku.dk/o38522
January 31, 2026 at 9:07 AM
hverr (pron. interrog.): 1044 cits, e.g. [GoogleTrans: each, every one, any, each and every one, all (cf. hvárr pron.)] // hver, hver en, enhver, hver og én, alle (cf. hvárr pron.) ‘en honom fec hverr maþr pening til á landi hér’ (Íslb in AM 113 b fol) onp.ku.dk/o38522
Yesterday’s #Wordle: fulga (sb. f.): 28 cits, e.g. maintenance, payment for (sby’s) upkeep (possibly as wages for servants’ work) ‘hin scal heim hafa omagaɴ oc heimta fulgor tueɴar at þeim’ (Grg in GKS 1157 fol) onp.ku.dk/o24431 #OldNorse
January 31, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Yesterday’s #Wordle: fulga (sb. f.): 28 cits, e.g. maintenance, payment for (sby’s) upkeep (possibly as wages for servants’ work) ‘hin scal heim hafa omagaɴ oc heimta fulgor tueɴar at þeim’ (Grg in GKS 1157 fol) onp.ku.dk/o24431 #OldNorse
þat (pron. dem.): 1066 cits, e.g. [GoogleTrans: (as formal/provisional subject) that which] // (som formelt/foreløbigt subjekt) det, der ‘Vlfriɴ gleypir Oþin; verþr þat hans bani’ (SnE in GKS 2367 4°) onp.ku.dk/o89236 #OldNorse
January 30, 2026 at 9:07 AM
þat (pron. dem.): 1066 cits, e.g. [GoogleTrans: (as formal/provisional subject) that which] // (som formelt/foreløbigt subjekt) det, der ‘Vlfriɴ gleypir Oþin; verþr þat hans bani’ (SnE in GKS 2367 4°) onp.ku.dk/o89236 #OldNorse
Yesterday’s #Wordle: lauss (adj.): 483 cits, e.g. [GoogleTrans: free, free from coercion/restriction/nuisance, unhindered] // fri, fri for tvang/indskrænkning/plage, uhindret ‘Ræiði fyr utan stilling er lau⸌s⸍ scynsęmi’ (Alk in AM 619 4°) onp.ku.dk/o48319 #OldNorse
January 30, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Yesterday’s #Wordle: lauss (adj.): 483 cits, e.g. [GoogleTrans: free, free from coercion/restriction/nuisance, unhindered] // fri, fri for tvang/indskrænkning/plage, uhindret ‘Ræiði fyr utan stilling er lau⸌s⸍ scynsęmi’ (Alk in AM 619 4°) onp.ku.dk/o48319 #OldNorse
desanctisbók (sb. f.): 6 cits, e.g. sanctorale, book containing liturgy for saints’ days // sanctorale, bog indeholdende liturgi for helgendage ‘de sanctis bok vm veturinn’ (DI in AM 263 fol) onp.ku.dk/o14362 #OldNorse
January 29, 2026 at 9:07 AM
desanctisbók (sb. f.): 6 cits, e.g. sanctorale, book containing liturgy for saints’ days // sanctorale, bog indeholdende liturgi for helgendage ‘de sanctis bok vm veturinn’ (DI in AM 263 fol) onp.ku.dk/o14362 #OldNorse
Yesterday’s #Wordle: rakna (vb.): 85 cits, e.g. // ‘ef eigi er rétt at virðingo farit þa verþa at rakna leigornar’ (Grg in AM 334 fol) onp.ku.dk/o63444 #OldNorse
January 29, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Yesterday’s #Wordle: rakna (vb.): 85 cits, e.g. // ‘ef eigi er rétt at virðingo farit þa verþa at rakna leigornar’ (Grg in AM 334 fol) onp.ku.dk/o63444 #OldNorse
bregða (vb.): 822 cits, e.g. hold/move (sth.) (in front of/above/under sby/oneself) (to ward off sth.), interpose, parry (with sth.) ‘setberginv bra ec firir hꜹɢin«, en eigi satt þv þat»’ (SnE in GKS 2367 4°) onp.ku.dk/o10770 #OldNorse
January 28, 2026 at 9:07 AM
bregða (vb.): 822 cits, e.g. hold/move (sth.) (in front of/above/under sby/oneself) (to ward off sth.), interpose, parry (with sth.) ‘setberginv bra ec firir hꜹɢin«, en eigi satt þv þat»’ (SnE in GKS 2367 4°) onp.ku.dk/o10770 #OldNorse
Yesterday’s #Wordle: snara (vb.): 177 cits, e.g. // ‘Knutur greip j kampa honum. Ok snarade hann ur halslidenum’ (SigrFr in AM 556 a 4°) onp.ku.dk/o73349 #OldNorse
January 28, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Yesterday’s #Wordle: snara (vb.): 177 cits, e.g. // ‘Knutur greip j kampa honum. Ok snarade hann ur halslidenum’ (SigrFr in AM 556 a 4°) onp.ku.dk/o73349 #OldNorse
hvernig (adv.): 174 cits, e.g. [GoogleTrans: how] // hvorledes, hvordan ‘*Olafr konungr spurði eptir vendiliga ⸢hvernig [V-1: hverssv |V-2: hvernug |V-3: huernin] kristinn domr veri halldinn a Islandi’ (ÓH in Holm perg 2 4°) onp.ku.dk/o38516 #OldNorse
January 27, 2026 at 9:07 AM
hvernig (adv.): 174 cits, e.g. [GoogleTrans: how] // hvorledes, hvordan ‘*Olafr konungr spurði eptir vendiliga ⸢hvernig [V-1: hverssv |V-2: hvernug |V-3: huernin] kristinn domr veri halldinn a Islandi’ (ÓH in Holm perg 2 4°) onp.ku.dk/o38516 #OldNorse
Yesterday’s #Wordle: kvǽði (sb. n.): 59 cits, e.g. [GoogleTrans: poem, stanza] // digt, strofe ‘var kvæði þat endileysa eín. hafðí Hallí mælt þat af mvnní framm’ (Snegl in AM 66 fol) onp.ku.dk/o46604 #OldNorse
January 27, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Yesterday’s #Wordle: kvǽði (sb. n.): 59 cits, e.g. [GoogleTrans: poem, stanza] // digt, strofe ‘var kvæði þat endileysa eín. hafðí Hallí mælt þat af mvnní framm’ (Snegl in AM 66 fol) onp.ku.dk/o46604 #OldNorse
dýrr (adj.): 236 cits, e.g. expensive, highly valued, at a high price, costly, precious, valuable, fine, noble, distinguished, magnificent, grand ‘lætur madr sier mat giora med þann ⸢dẏrsta [V: dyrazsta] kost. er hann kann fa’ (Theol in AM 672 4°) onp.ku.dk/o16136
January 26, 2026 at 9:07 AM
dýrr (adj.): 236 cits, e.g. expensive, highly valued, at a high price, costly, precious, valuable, fine, noble, distinguished, magnificent, grand ‘lætur madr sier mat giora med þann ⸢dẏrsta [V: dyrazsta] kost. er hann kann fa’ (Theol in AM 672 4°) onp.ku.dk/o16136
Yesterday’s #Wordle: stafr (sb. m.): 137 cits, e.g. [GoogleTrans: (about something used in idolatry)] // (om ngt som benyttedes ved afguders dyrkelse) ‘Engi maðr skal hafa i husi sinu staf eða stalla. vit eða blot. eða þat er til hæiðins siðar uæit’ (EiðKr in AM 68 4°) onp.ku.dk/o74904
January 26, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Yesterday’s #Wordle: stafr (sb. m.): 137 cits, e.g. [GoogleTrans: (about something used in idolatry)] // (om ngt som benyttedes ved afguders dyrkelse) ‘Engi maðr skal hafa i husi sinu staf eða stalla. vit eða blot. eða þat er til hæiðins siðar uæit’ (EiðKr in AM 68 4°) onp.ku.dk/o74904
nǽrri (adj. compar.): 321 cits, e.g. [GoogleTrans: (spatially) closer to (something), closer to (something), near (something)] ‘þuiat fair varo nu heima nema þeir einir er nestir gengo. ok hinir kærazto varo konungi’ (Streng in DG 4-7) onp.ku.dk/o57760 #OldNorse
January 25, 2026 at 9:07 AM
nǽrri (adj. compar.): 321 cits, e.g. [GoogleTrans: (spatially) closer to (something), closer to (something), near (something)] ‘þuiat fair varo nu heima nema þeir einir er nestir gengo. ok hinir kærazto varo konungi’ (Streng in DG 4-7) onp.ku.dk/o57760 #OldNorse
Yesterday’s #Wordle: neyða (vb.): 37 cits, e.g. ‘at afhenda stadinn a begis a med aullum med sinum peningum fridum ok ofridum faustum ok lausum ok aullu þui er þeir hafa frucktad sidan nestu fardaga an þess er nyttilig hion hafa …’ (IslDipl in AM dipl isl fasc XI 23) onp.ku.dk/o56917
January 25, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Yesterday’s #Wordle: neyða (vb.): 37 cits, e.g. ‘at afhenda stadinn a begis a med aullum med sinum peningum fridum ok ofridum faustum ok lausum ok aullu þui er þeir hafa frucktad sidan nestu fardaga an þess er nyttilig hion hafa …’ (IslDipl in AM dipl isl fasc XI 23) onp.ku.dk/o56917