Draugr

Etymology
From Proto-Norse *draugaR. Akin to Old High German gitrog (“ghost”) and triugan (German trügen, betrügen (“to cheat, to deceive”)).

Noun
draugr  m (genitive singular draugs, plural draugar) ''"Hverja písl hefir hann?" "Hann kyndir ofn brennanda," sagði draugrinn. "Ekki þykkir mér þat svá mikil písl," segir Þorsteinn. ''
 * 1) a ghost, zombie, undead, spirit
 * 2) dead inhabitant of a cairn

''"What kind of torture does he have?" "He's kindling the oven for burning," said the ghost. "Doesn't seem so bad a torture to me," said Þorsteinn..'' - Þorsteins Þáttr Skelks (The Tale of Þorsteinn Shiver)

Descendants

 * Icelandic: draugur m
 * Faroese: dreygur m
 * Norwegian: draug m
 * Shetland Norn: drog m (from "nornlanguage.110mb.com")

Runic Forms
(the standardized runic form is underlined)
 * traukr (The Karlevi Runestone: Öl 1 $)