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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