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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 1h

Yesterday’s #Wordle: fagna (vb.): 273 cits, e.g. [GoogleTrans: to rejoice (over sb/sth) (together with sb), to find pleasure/pleasure (in sb/sth), to rejoice (over sb/sth), to be happy (over sb/sth)] ‘Svásem héyro (R) fagna goþomtiþendom oc nas…’ (Hóm in Holm perg 15 4°) onp.ku.dk/o18979

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 23h

atburðr (sb. m.): 176 cits, e.g. circumstances, particulars (concerning sth.), occasion (for sth.), special situation ‘seigir hann nu allan atburd huersu farid hafde med þeim Eskopart’ (Rém in Holm perg 7 fol) onp.ku.dk/o5216 #OldNorse

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 30/09/2026

Yesterday’s #Wordle: fanga (vb.): 60 cits, e.g. [GoogleTrans: to enchant (someone) (with something), to occupy (someone) (with something), to engulf] ‘Hefði Gvnnhilldr þa ⸢fangit [V-1: fen…’ (ÓT in AM 61 fol) onp.ku.dk/o19310

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 29/09/2026

dómandi (sb. m.): 113 cits, e.g. of one of the judges ɔ: the rulers/regents of Israel in the period after Joshua, cf. the Old Testament’s Book of Judges) ‘domandi ok kennimadr yfir Jsraels folki’ (Stj in AM 226 fol) onp.ku.dk/o14830 #OldNorse

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 29/09/2026

Yesterday’s #Wordle: faldr (sb. m.): 27 cits, e.g. (for áfall sb. n.? atfall sb. n.?) // ‘egh verd lagt at skrida vnndan o᷎gliti Nicholai. þuiat þunngr madr verdr mer hann i ⸢falldi [V-1: afalle |V-2: atfalli]’ (Nik in Holm perg 16 4°) onp.ku.dk/o19168 #OldNorse

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 28/09/2026

dagliga (adv.): 49 cits, e.g. daily, every day, every single day // dagligt, hver dag, hver eneste dag ‘Hún hafði hjá sér dagliga vatn Guðmundar biskups ok þóttist linan af fá, er kalt var’ (GBp in Holm perg 5 fol) onp.ku.dk/o13713 #OldNorse

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 28/09/2026

Yesterday’s #Wordle: starf (sb. n.): 118 cits, e.g. [GoogleTrans: task, assignment, employment, office, business] ‘helldr foorsomat ok vanrækt wor ok hæilagrar …’ (IslDipl in AM dipl isl fasc IX 20) onp.ku.dk/o75096

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 27/09/2026

efja (sb. f.): 4 cits, e.g. (of decomposed corpses) ooze ‘En þviat orm▹invm◃ vorv menn oft til leifa gefn▹ir◃. þa skorti þar eigi mannabvka. svmir vorv alfvnir sva at fvl ⸢þefía ok …’ (Hulda in AM 66 fol) onp.ku.dk/o16391

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 27/09/2026

Yesterday’s #Wordle: harðr (adj.): 440 cits, e.g. [GoogleTrans: (about conditions, condition or way of life) strict, unhappy, sad, unfavorable, bad, difficult] ‘hann scammaz sialfs sins oc harðrar hamingio’ (Alex in AM 519 a 4°) onp.ku.dk/o31575 #OldNorse

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 26/09/2026

ef (conjunc.): 343 cits, e.g. (the dependent clause is conditional) if, should (the situation arise) that, in the event that ‘Oc ef þer endiz gefa til. þa mattv fa þer rike oc mikla semð’ (ÓT in Holm perg 18 4°) onp.ku.dk/o16365 #OldNorse

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 26/09/2026

Yesterday’s #Wordle: tylft (sb. f.): 37 cits, e.g. [GoogleTrans: (on minimum crew division of a lead ship, cf. Hertzb)] ‘þat er rett uistataka a huerium halfum manaðe i tylft hueria pund by…’ (Landsl in AM 60 4°) onp.ku.dk/o81448

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 25/09/2026

bǿta (vb.): 502 cits, e.g. improve (sby’s) ways, guide, (attempt to) improve relations (between people) ‘var Ormr þess eigi valldr, þuiat hann…’ (Hák in AM 81 a fol) onp.ku.dk/o13099

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 25/09/2026

Yesterday’s #Wordle: réttr (sb. m.): 327 cits, e.g. [GoogleTrans: right, privilege, law, authority, legal status, legal claim] onp.ku.dk/o64668 #OldNorse

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 24/09/2026

athǿfi (sb. n.): 86 cits, e.g. (of a monk) exemplary conduct, taking of monastic vows ‘ok hve audvelliga aptr heimtiz athæf…’ (VP in AM 225 fol) onp.ku.dk/o5385

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 24/09/2026

Yesterday’s #Wordle: mikla (vb.): 67 cits, e.g. [GoogleTrans: to be/become arrogant/conceited, to boast, to think highly of oneself] ‘comr avalt fyʀi frvmgiofin en retlet…’ (Prosper in AM 677 4°) onp.ku.dk/o54366

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 23/09/2026

boløx (sb. f.): 50 cits, e.g. forestry axe, large working axe (principally used for felling trees) ‘meðr berum suerþum oc bitrum bulæxum, meðr arbyst…’ (Thom in Holm perg 17 4°) onp.ku.dk/o9972

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 23/09/2026

Yesterday’s #Wordle: bjǫrg (sb. f.): 85 cits, e.g. (item pl.) (of illegal help to an outlawed person often in the form of board and lodging) ‘Eɴ sva scal her søkia vm biorg hans ens sekia manz er ut þar varð sekr fullre secð sem hann yrðe her sekr a v…’ (Grg in AM 334 fol) onp.ku.dk/o8805

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 22/09/2026

bresta (vb.): 258 cits, e.g. twang, crack, make a loud noise (on snapping or being released or as if sth. snaps), make a din, crash (into/against sth.) ‘þa brast strengr ꜳ skipi «þvi er Bui hafði átt.» en o᷎r su er skotit var kom ꜳ…’ (ÓT in AM 61 fol) onp.ku.dk/o10918

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 22/09/2026

Yesterday’s #Wordle: malmr (sb. m.): 46 cits, e.g. [GoogleTrans: (about raw material/ore from which metal is extracted) ant ore, iron ore, ore, iron] ‘Syra Eynar lagdi kyrckiunne med samþycki herra Jons byskups. og Magnus Gytsurarson er þar bio fyre…’ (DI in Bps B III 3) onp.ku.dk/o51869

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 21/09/2026

aftantími (sb. m.): 4 cits, e.g. eventide, evening // aftenstid, aften ‘leiðir sva til um aftantima nockurn, sem húsfruin er brott gengin’ (Jón in AM 649 a 4°) onp.ku.dk/o4063 #OldNorse

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 21/09/2026

Yesterday’s #Wordle: skíra (vb.): 113 cits, e.g. // ‘Kodran letst ei mundv fyʀi skírazt láta enn hann vissi hvaʀ meir mætti byskup eda armadr i steininum’ (Kristni in AM 105 fol) onp.ku.dk/o70845 #OldNorse

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 20/09/2026

dreypa (vb.): 33 cits, e.g. drip, spatter, sprinkle // dryppe, stænke ‘þꜳ var tekit vatnið þetta hit sama sem hofvt beinin heilags Jons byskvps havfðv verit þvegin J ... ok dreyptt ꜳ avgv meyivnni .iij. aptnna. ok .iij. nættʀ’ (JBp in AM 234 fol) onp.ku.dk/o15240

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 20/09/2026

Yesterday’s #Wordle: verja (vb.): 180 cits, e.g. // ‘firir þetta mitt testamentum skipar ek þa brœðr mina sem fyr næmfnazst huartuæggia at sœkia, ok væria, æftir guðrs lagum ok manna’ (DN in NRA dipl no perg 5) onp.ku.dk/o85938 #OldNorse

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 19/09/2026

dagsbréf (sb. n.): 6 cits, e.g. letter of safe-conduct (valid until a certain day) // lejdebrev, brev der giver frist med frit lejde (indtil en vis dato, cf. dagr sb. m. def. 5) ‘þat sama dags bref’ (DI in AM dipl isl fasc XLII 7) onp.ku.dk/o13742 #OldNorse

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 19/09/2026

Yesterday’s #Wordle: válað (sb. n.): 28 cits, e.g. [GoogleTrans: misery, poverty, distress, hardship, wretchedness] ‘þa komu voladir menn til byskups ok badu hann gefa ser no᷎ckura huggan volad…’ (GregDial in AM 239 fol) onp.ku.dk/o83542

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 18/09/2026

dagligr (adj.): 20 cits, e.g. characteristic of day time, day-time // som hører dagen til, dagens ‘þa nalgaz hvilldar stunnd æptir daglect ærfiðe’ (Kgs in AM 243 b α fol) onp.ku.dk/o13714 #OldNorse

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 18/09/2026

Yesterday’s #Wordle: detta (vb.): 46 cits, e.g. (of words) fall, come (in a certain order) ‘Commestor ... synizt mote blasa ymisligum hlutum i fystu, sua sem setiandi nockr motkaust, at þui naudsynli…’ (Mar in Holm perg 1 4°) onp.ku.dk/o14381

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 17/09/2026

efna (vb.): 91 cits, e.g. fulfil/keep (a promise), honour, carry out, discharge (an obligation) ‘Vrækia ... kallaði Snorra þvi hafa iatað ser, ef Kolbeini þe᷎tte eigi …’ (Stu in AM 122 a fol) onp.ku.dk/o16401

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 17/09/2026

Yesterday’s #Wordle: mjúkr (adj.): 128 cits, e.g. [GoogleTrans: flattering, amicable, insistent] // indsmigrende, mindelig, indtrængende ‘snerv þeir sinni ræðu til ⸢mívkrar [V: mykrar] ꜳ eggianar við alþyðu’ (ÓT in AM 61 fol) onp.ku.dk/o54931 #OldNorse

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 16/09/2026

bersynðugr (adj.): 16 cits, e.g. renownedly sinful, utterly sinful ‘Ok af iðrun ens bersynduga mannz þá sagði guð, at hann var hólpinn fyrir guði, en sá er góðr þóttiz, varð berr at …’ (Mar in Holm perg 11 4°) onp.ku.dk/o8080

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 16/09/2026

Yesterday’s #Wordle: vǽtti (sb. n.): 42 cits, e.g. testimony, witness statement // vidnesbyrd ‘leiddi hann skilrik uætti, huersu sa uani ok þessi annarr þueradiz mot kirkiunni’ (Thom in GKS 1008 fol) onp.ku.dk/o88383 #OldNorse

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 15/09/2026

concurrentesǫld (sb. f.): 8 cits, e.g. solar cycle (ɔ: period of 28 years after which date and weekday in the Julian calendar again coincide) ‘Concurrentes ǫld er samlík sólar ǫld, því at þær endast ok byrjast jafnfram ávalt’ (Enc in AM 727 I 4°) onp.ku.dk/o13478

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 15/09/2026

Yesterday’s #Wordle: rakki (sb. m.): 28 cits, e.g. [GoogleTrans: (about the bracket that holds the mast to the mast) (bracket)rack, mastering] ‘En rakeɴ á treno iarteiner þorngiorþ…’ (Hóm in AM 673 a II 4°) onp.ku.dk/o63432

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 14/09/2026

hon (pron. pers.): 414 cits, e.g. (possessive) her, hers, its // (possessivt) hendes, dens ‘bonde ⸢hennar [E: henna]’ (Grǿn in GKS 1005 fol) onp.ku.dk/o36098 #OldNorse

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 14/09/2026

Yesterday’s #Wordle: myrða (vb.): 59 cits, e.g. keep a murder secret (from sby), conceal (sby’s body) // skjule (lig), hemmeligholde mord (på ngn), skjule (ngns) lig ‘Siþan drap Fafnir faudur sinn, segir Reginn, ok myrde hann’ (Vǫls in NKS 1824 b 4°) onp.ku.dk/o55850 #OldNorse

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 13/09/2026

einhamr (adj.): 12 cits, e.g. with only one (ɔ: the human) skin, unable to change shape (ɔ: with no animal or supernatural powers) ‘Storulfr uar allra manna sterkazstr ok þat var allra manna mal at hann væri æigi æinhamr’ (OStór in GKS 1005 fol) onp.ku.dk/o16962 #OldNorse

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 13/09/2026

Yesterday’s #Wordle: heima (sb. n.): 30 cits, e.g. [GoogleTrans: home] // hjem ‘Hallfreðr ⸢atti heima [V: var þa vistum] at Hauka gili’ (Hallfr in AM 61 fol) onp.ku.dk/o32568 #OldNorse

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 12/09/2026

drekka (vb.): 316 cits, e.g. (spec. in conn. with drinking customs/rituals) drink (in pairs), drink to (sby), drink (sth., from a drinking vessel) (to sby), drink a toast (to sby) (for sth.) ‘er hit fyrsta full var skenkt. þa mælti…’ (ÓT in AM 61 fol) onp.ku.dk/o15159

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 12/09/2026

Yesterday’s #Wordle: lemja (vb.): 130 cits, e.g. [GoogleTrans: NOTE: will probably be closed down and moved to A 01] // OBS: skal nok nedlægges og flyttes til A 01 ‘hann barde þangad til ad hann ⸢lamde [V: barði] saman gőlfed yfer hofud honum’ (Eb in AM 447 4°) onp.ku.dk/o48836 #OldNorse

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 11/09/2026

síðr (adj.): 53 cits, e.g. [GoogleTrans: long, hanging down] // langt nedhængende, lang ‘clæði afar sið’ (Sv in AM 327 4°) onp.ku.dk/o68269 #OldNorse

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 11/09/2026

Yesterday’s #Wordle: margr (adj.): 366 cits, e.g. [GoogleTrans: (I) many (one), a large part (of something), much, (coll.) many] ‘En þat varþ at framfara. at þá vas scrivaþr Vígslóþi oc …’ (Íslb in AM 113 b fol) onp.ku.dk/o52737

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 10/09/2026

álmágalauss (adj.): 2 cits, e.g. free from legal claim, uncontested // fri for retslig fordring, uomtvistet ‘scall þessir førnempd iordh vndir stadhenom liggia x vætir almagha laust firir huariom manne’ (DN in AM 902 a 4°) onp.ku.dk/o2681 #OldNorse

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 10/09/2026

Yesterday’s #Wordle: cits, e.g. // ‘’ ( in ) onp.ku.dk/o60996 #OldNorse

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 09/09/2026

dekur (sb. m.): 19 cits, e.g. unit of ten (skins/hides) // mængde på ti, ti styk (skind/huder) ‘æin dikur hudæ’ (DN in AM dipl norv fasc LXIII 3) onp.ku.dk/o14315 #OldNorse

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 09/09/2026

Yesterday’s #Wordle: þinga (vb.): 31 cits, e.g. // ‘þa þíngadi hann vid ho᷎fdíngia. ok fysti hefnda. enn þeir duo᷎ldu orskurdinn’ (Rómv in AM 226 fol) onp.ku.dk/o89473 #OldNorse

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 08/09/2026

dróttinsdagshelgr (sb. f.): 4 cits, e.g. sanctity of Sunday // søndagens hellighed ‘Rafn ok Sturla mundo koma ... at drottins-dags helgine vid CCC manna’ (Stu in AM 122 b fol) onp.ku.dk/o15376 #OldNorse

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 08/09/2026

Yesterday’s #Wordle: þrífa (vb.): 117 cits, e.g. // ‘ef hann hefer sigur fengit þa forbænum hann suo at hann megi alldri þrÿffast’ (VSj in AM 527 4°) onp.ku.dk/o90399 #OldNorse

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 07/09/2026

dragreip (sb. n.): 6 cits, e.g. halyard (with which to hoist a square sail) // hejsetov (til råsejl) ‘lauk herra biskop ... akkeri ok dragreip firir atta kyr’ (DN in AM dipl norv fasc XXX 14) onp.ku.dk/o14994 #OldNorse

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 07/09/2026

Yesterday’s #Wordle: hǫrfa (vb.): 47 cits, e.g. [GoogleTrans: to tumble out (of something), to back out (of something), to stagger (to something)] ‘En Þorfinnr oc forvnavtar hans horvoþv…’ (Stu in AM 122 a fol) onp.ku.dk/o39662

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose @onp.ku.dk · 06/09/2026

eintal (sb. n.): 28 cits, e.g. private/confidential conversation, conversation conducted in an exclusive/select circle ‘kongs son og Kollr woru ij einer saman wte…’ (Gibb in AM 585 c 4°) onp.ku.dk/o17201

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