Nanna

Old Norse Dictionary - nanna

Meaning of Old Norse word "nanna" in English.

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

nanna
u, f. [nenna], the name of a goddess, the wife of Balder, Edda, Ls.:—freq. in poët. circumlocutions of a woman, ól-nanna, beðjar n., bauga n., Lex. poët.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
n.
neuter.
poët.
poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Ls.
Loka-senna. (A. I.)
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