Næma

Old Norse Dictionary - næma

Meaning of Old Norse word "næma" in English.

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

næma: d, [nema, námu], to bereave, deprive; næma e-n e-u, fimtán menn fjörvi næmda’k, to bereave of life, Fas. ii. 272 (in a verse); næma aldri, id.; fjörvi næmdu, they took his life, Hlt. (Hkr. i. 173): in the phrase, þat var næmt, it is heard, reported, Fms. vii. 232 (in a verse).

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

Abbreviations used:

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Hlt.: Háleygja-tal. (A. II.)

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