Nagr

Old Norse Dictionary - nagr

Meaning of Old Norse word "nagr" in English.

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

nagr
m., wrongly spelt naðr, Fms. i. 178 (in a verse), a kind of bird, a magpie (?), Edda (Gl.); sveita nagr, blóðs-nagr, the blood-hawk, raven, poët., Haustl., Ísl. ii. 349 (in a verse).

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
poët.
poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Haustl.
Haustlöng. (A. I.)
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