Nauðga

Old Norse Dictionary - nauðga

Meaning of Old Norse word "nauðga" in English.

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

nauðga Old Norse word can mean:

nauðga: að, [nauðigr], to compel, force, 625. 71: with dat., n. e-m til e-s, nauðga mönnum til blóta, 65, Fms. i. 129, xi. 181, Nj. 134; n. e-m til sagna, Fb. 46 new Ed.:—to ravish, Lat. violare, K. Á. 214.

nauðga: II. reflex. to be compelled, Fms. xi. 432; fyrir því nauðgumk ek til, I am compelled, 580 A. 2.

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

Abbreviations used:

dat.: dative.

Lat.: Latin.

n.: neuter.

reflex.: retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

K. Á.: Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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