Nál

Old Norse Dictionary - nál

Meaning of Old Norse word "nál" in English.

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

nál Old Norse word can mean:

nál
f., pl. nálar; [Goth. neþla; A. S. nædl; Old Engl. neeld; Engl. needle; O. H. G. nadal; Germ. nadel; in the Scandin. contr. Dan.-Swed. nål or naal]:—a needle, FaS. i. 393, iii. 139; nál ok skreppa, FmS. vi. 374: a kind of needle used by sailors, Edda (gl.); nálar margar (for repairing the sails), SkS. 30; bíta úr nálinni, to bite off the thread; þú ert ekki búinn að bíta úr nálinni enn, a saying, cp. the ghost story in Maurer’s VolkS. 60; skó-nál, a cobbler’s needle, Skíða R.; hey-nál, q. v.; saum-nál, a sewing needle; nálar auga, a needle’s eye; nálar oddr, a needle’s point; þræða nál, to thread a needle; Pétrs-nál, the name of an obelisk, Symb. 24, Róm. 248 (= Aculea Sti. Petri).
nál
2. metaph. the first sprouts of grass in the spring; það er komin upp svo lítil nál.
nál
II. the name of a giantess, Loki’s mother, Edda.
nál
COMPDS: nálbein, nálbugr, náldofi, nálþráðr, nálanauma, nálgrund.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
contr.
contracted.
cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
Goth.
Gothic.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
pl.
plural.
q. v.
quod vide.
R.
Rimur.
S.
Saga.
Scandin.
Scandinavia, Scandinavian.
Swed.
Swedish.
v.
vide.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Róm.
Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Symb.
Symbolae. (H. IV.)
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