dreyrugr

Old Norse

Etymology

From dreyri (blood) + -ugr.

Adjective

dreyrugr

  1. bloody, gory
    • 9th c., Þjóðólfr of Hvinir, Ynglingatal, verse 5:
      [] ok landherr / af lífs vǫnum
      dreyrug vápn / Dómalda bar,
      and the army of the land, / from the lifeless
      Dómaldi, carried / bloody weapons.
    • 12th c., Anonymous, Sólarljóð, verse 58:
      Dreyrga steina
      þær inar dökku konur
      drógu daprliga; []
      Those dark women
      sorrowfully dragged
      gory stones;
  2. blood-thirsty

Declension

References

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