Far-nagli

Old Norse Dictionary - far-nagli

Meaning of Old Norse word "far-nagli" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

far-nagli
a, m. the water-peg in a ship’s bottom, in mod. usage negla, Edda (Gl.); cp. var-nagli.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛅᚱ-ᚾᛅᚴᛚᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
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