Nauð-synja

Old Norse Dictionary - nauð-synja

Meaning of Old Norse word "nauð-synja" in English.

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

nauð-synja Old Norse word can mean:

nauð-synja: 1. u, f. = nauðsynjaváttr, N. G. L. i. 218.

nauð-synja: 2. að, impers. to stand in need of; þann kost sem oss nauðsynjar, Stj. 212; kaupa þá hluti sem oss nauðsynjar, 215, Mar.; nauðsynjaðr, obliged; vera nauðsynjaðr, to be obliged, bound to, Bs. ii. 45.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

L.: Linnæus.

impers.: impersonal.

pers.: person.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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