"dís" meaning in Old Norse

See dís in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *dīsiz (“goddess”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s (“holy one, hallow, deity”). Etymology templates: {{inh|non|gem-pro|*dīsiz||goddess}} Proto-Germanic *dīsiz (“goddess”), {{inh|non|ine-pro|*dʰéh₁s||holy one, hallow, deity}} Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s (“holy one, hallow, deity”) Head templates: {{head|non|noun||{{{2}}}|or|||{{{datacc}}}||{{{dative}}}||{{{3}}}|or|||{{{ap}}}|g=f|g2=|head=dís|sort=|tr=}} dís f, {{non-noun|f|head=dís}} dís f Inflection templates: {{non-decl-f-i|dís}}, {{non-decl-blank-full|apd=dísirnar|api=dísir|asd=dísina|asi=dís|dpd=dísunum|dpi=dísum|dsd=dísinni|dsi=dís|g=feminine|gpd=dísanna|gpi=dísa|gsd=dísarinnar|gsi=dísar|notes=|npd=dísirnar|npi=dísir|nsd=dísin|nsi=dís|stem=strong i-stem|title=dís}}, {{non-decl-cell|dís|nsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|dísin|nsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|dísir|npi}}, {{non-decl-cell|dísirnar|npd}}, {{non-decl-cell|dís|asi}}, {{non-decl-cell|dísina|asd}}, {{non-decl-cell|dísir|api}}, {{non-decl-cell|dísirnar|apd}}, {{non-decl-cell|dís|dsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|dísinni|dsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|dísum|dpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|dísunum|dpd}}, {{non-decl-cell|dísar|gsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|dísarinnar|gsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|dísa|gpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|dísanna|gpd}} Forms: strong [table-tags], dís [indefinite, nominative, singular], dísin [definite, nominative, singular], dísir [indefinite, nominative, plural], dísirnar [definite, nominative, plural], dís [accusative, indefinite, singular], dísina [accusative, definite, singular], dísir [accusative, indefinite, plural], dísirnar [accusative, definite, plural], dís [dative, indefinite, singular], dísinni [dative, definite, singular], dísum [dative, indefinite, plural], dísunum [dative, definite, plural], dísar [genitive, indefinite, singular], dísarinnar [definite, genitive, singular], dísa [genitive, indefinite, plural], dísanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. goddess, fairy, nymph; dis Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-dís-non-noun-nl2bXaji Categories (other): Old Norse entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 5 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 24 4 24 24 22 1 1
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "English",
          "lang_code": "en",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "dis"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "lang_code": "sv",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "dis"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "lang_code": "is",
      "word": "dís"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "lang_code": "fo",
      "word": "dís"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "lang_code": "nb",
      "word": "dis"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "lang_code": "nn",
      "word": "dis"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Old Swedish",
      "lang_code": "gmq-osw",
      "word": "dīsa-"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "*dīsiz",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dīsiz"
    ],
    [
      "*dʰéh₁s",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/dʰéh₁s"
    ]
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *dīsiz (“goddess”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s (“holy one, hallow, deity”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "non-decl-f-i",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "i-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dís",
      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dísir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dísirnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dís",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dísina",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dísir",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "dísirnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dís",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dísinni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dísum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dísunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dísar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dísarinnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dísa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dísanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "12": "{{{3}}}",
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        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "{{{ap}}}",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{2}}}",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{datacc}}}",
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        "g2": "",
        "head": "dís",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "dís f",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "head": "dís"
      },
      "expansion": "dís f",
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        "1": "dís"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-f-i"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "apd": "dísirnar",
        "api": "dísir",
        "asd": "dísina",
        "asi": "dís",
        "dpd": "dísunum",
        "dpi": "dísum",
        "dsd": "dísinni",
        "dsi": "dís",
        "g": "feminine",
        "gpd": "dísanna",
        "gpi": "dísa",
        "gsd": "dísarinnar",
        "gsi": "dísar",
        "notes": "",
        "npd": "dísirnar",
        "npi": "dísir",
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        "title": "dís"
      },
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      "args": {
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        "1": "dísin",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dísir",
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "dísirnar",
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "dís",
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      },
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    },
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        "2": "asd"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dísir",
        "2": "api"
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "dísirnar",
        "2": "apd"
      },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "dís",
        "2": "dsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dísinni",
        "2": "dsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dísum",
        "2": "dpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dísunum",
        "2": "dpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dísar",
        "2": "gsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dísarinnar",
        "2": "gsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dísa",
        "2": "gpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dísanna",
        "2": "gpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "24 4 24 24 22 1 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "goddess, fairy, nymph; dis"
      ],
      "id": "en-dís-non-noun-nl2bXaji",
      "links": [
        [
          "goddess",
          "goddess"
        ],
        [
          "fairy",
          "fairy"
        ],
        [
          "nymph",
          "nymph"
        ],
        [
          "dis",
          "dis"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "dís"
}
{
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    "Pages with entries",
    "tli:Astronomy",
    "tli:Time"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
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        {
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          "lang_code": "en",
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        },
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        }
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      "word": "dís"
    },
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      "lang": "Faroese",
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      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
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      "word": "dis"
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    {
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
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      "word": "dis"
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/dʰéh₁s"
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  ],
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "class"
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    },
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dísir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dís",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dísum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dísunum",
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      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dísar",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "dísa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dísanna",
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      },
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    },
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        "1": "dísinni",
        "2": "dsd"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dísum",
        "2": "dpi"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dísunum",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dísar",
        "2": "gsi"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dísarinnar",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dísa",
        "2": "gpi"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dísanna",
        "2": "gpd"
      },
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  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old Norse feminine i-stem nouns",
        "Old Norse feminine nouns",
        "Old Norse lemmas",
        "Old Norse nouns",
        "Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Pages with 5 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "goddess, fairy, nymph; dis"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "goddess",
          "goddess"
        ],
        [
          "fairy",
          "fairy"
        ],
        [
          "nymph",
          "nymph"
        ],
        [
          "dis",
          "dis"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "dís"
}

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