Nauð

Old Norse Dictionary - nauð

Meaning of Old Norse word "nauð" in English.

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

nauð Old Norse word can mean:

nauð: f. [Ulf. nauþs = ἀνάγκη; A. S. neôd; Engl. need; Hel. nôd; O. H. G. nôt; Germ. noth; Dan. nöd]:—need, difficulty, distress; í hverri nauð, Hom. 34; nauð ok erfiði, FmS. vii. 208; þola nauð, to suffer need, Lex. poët.; vetrlig nauð, SkS. 49; með nauðum, with great difficulty, FmS. ix. 387; hann var borinn með nauðum, Þryml. 8:—bondage, hann var hertekinn ok síðan seldr í nauð, FmS. x. 391 (á-nauð, q. v.): höfgar nauðir, ‘heavy needs,’ of fetters, Vkv. 11:—labour, of women, in nauð-göngull, q. v.: of spells, hverr feldi af mér fölvar nauðir, Sdm. 1; nema e-n ór nauðum, to deliver, Fsm. 40; vera í nauðum, to be charmed, spell-bound, Lex. poët.:—the Rune RUNE, Sdm. 7, Rkv., see introduction:—poët., bog-nauð, dal-nauð, ‘bow-need,’ i. e. the hand, Edda ii. 429; kykva nauð, id., Þd.

nauð: COMPDS: nauðarmaðr, nauðahandsal, nauðakostr, nauðalaust, nauðamikill, nauðasátt.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

Hel.: Heliand.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

poët.: poetically.

q. v.: quod vide.

S.: Saga.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fsm.: Fjölsvinns-mál. (A. II.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

Sdm.: Sigrdrífu-mál. (A. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Vkv.: Völundar-kviða. (A. II.)

Þd.: Þórs-drápa. (A. I.)

➞ See all works cited in the dictionary

Also available in related dictionaries:

This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.