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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