Na

Old Norse Dictionary - na

Meaning of Old Norse word "na" in English.

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

na
a suff. demonstr. particle, see Gramm. p. xxxviii, col. 2 (III); esp. freq. in mod. usage in the words hér-na, þar-na, ha-na, nú-na, svá-na (proncd. svo-na or so-na), q. v., Band. 18; as also þér-na, FmS. vi. 422; þat-na, MS. 623. 19; þess-na, FaS. ii. 147; við-na, FmS. iii. 73; gær-na, vi. 254: with verbs rarely, var-na, FaS. ii. 174: part. spurt-na, Fb. i. 433; satt-na, BS. i. 469, v. l.: and lastly in the pers. pron. ha-nn, hó-n.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.
especially.
f.
feminine.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
part.
participle.
pers.
person.
pron.
pronoun.
proncd.
pronounced.
q. v.
quod vide.
S.
Saga.
uff.
suffix.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Band.
Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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