Nagli

Old Norse Dictionary - nagli

Meaning of Old Norse word "nagli" in English.

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

nagli Old Norse word can mean:

nagli
a, m. [A. S. nægel; Engl. nail; Dan. nagle]:—a nail, spike; naglar í skipi, Skálda 192; eyri fyrir nagla hvern ok ró á, n. G. l. i. 100; hurðin brotnaði at nöglum, Ó. H. 117, passim; tré-n., járn-n., hestskó-n. (a horseshoe-nail), BS. i. 382: metaph., var-n., slá varnagla fyrir e-u, to take precaution:—a peg, þar vóru í naglar, þeir hétu regin-naglar, Eb. 10:—medic. the core of a boil, kveisu-n.
nagli
COMPDS: naglafar, naglafastr.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
medic.
medicine, medically.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
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