Dictionary of Old Norse Prose

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Dictionary of Old Norse Prose - Ordbog over det norrøne prosasprog. A random word of the day with a defined citation, the previous day’s Wordle solution, plus occasional updates from the editors. https://onp.ku.dk/

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

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

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

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