Nálgask

Old Norse Dictionary - nálgask

Meaning of Old Norse word "nálgask" in English.

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

nálgask: að, dep. [náligr], to approach, come near to; nálgask e-n, Gm. 53, Bs. i. 47, Fms. i. 76, vi. 390, passim; var för í sortanum ok nálgaðisk higat, vii. 163; n. til e-s, 623. 6l, Sks. 614: to come by, n. sitt góðs, Bs. i. 329: to touch, þar er hann n. ok hann man, where he touches the fact and recollects, Grág. i. 45.

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

Abbreviations used:

dep.: deponent.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gm.: Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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