Nauðigr

Old Norse Dictionary - nauðigr

Meaning of Old Norse word "nauðigr" in English.

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

nauðigr: adj., in old writers often contr. nauðgan, nauðgir, nauðgum, forced, unwilling, n. G. l. i. 12, Ld. 172; Þyri fór mjök nauðig, Fms. ii. 132, Landn. 247; láta hann fara nauðgan, Nj. 114; ef maðr færir mann nauðgan ördrag eða lengra … varðar þat, Grág. ii. 131; af nauðgum múnkum, Fms. vii. 207; með nauðgum kosti, Barl. 70; þó honum væri þetta nauðigt, Flóv.; taka konu nauðga, to ravish, Fms. ix. 451, D.I. i. 243, n. G. l. ii. 52.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

contr.: contracted.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

Flóv.: Flóvents Saga. (G. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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