díar

Old Norse

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Irish día (“a god”).

Noun

díar m pl

  2. (Germanic paganism, rare) a god
    • Kormákr Ǫgmundarson, Sigurðardrápa stanza 3:
      Eykr með ennidúki · jarðhljótr día fjarðar
      breyti, hún sás beinan · bindr; […]
      The land-recipient (RULER) who secures the straight mast endows the plower of the firth of the gods (POET) with a headband. […]
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