Nauðr

Old Norse Dictionary - nauðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "nauðr" in English.

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

nauðr: f.; this is perh. the only fem. of the 1st decl. which has retained the inflexive r as in Goth.; for the feminines with i in acc. and dat., see Gramm. p. xvii, col. 2 (III. at the bottom), are of a different declension; [Scot. neide, see nauð]:—necessity, only used in nom.; ef mik nauðr um stendr, Hm. 155; nauðr um skildi, need made them part, Vkv. 3; nauðr er at nýta eiða, ‘tis needful to keep one’s oath, Orkn. (in a verse); rak hann þó engi n. til þess, there was no necessity for him, Skálda 164; mun þik þó n. til reka, Nj. 61, Fs. 127; n. er á e-u, eigi drap ek Gauk fyrr en mér væri nauðr á, Nj. 227; enda sé þó n. at skilja (one must needs know) hvat þeir stoða í málinu, Skálda 165; mun eigi n. at minnask Jökuls fræada várs, Fs. 23; þótti þeim n. til bera, Fms. vi. 38.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

dat.: dative.

decl.: declined.

f.: feminine.

fem.: feminine.

Goth.: Gothic.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

nom.: nominative.

perh.: perhaps.

Scot.: Scottish.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

Vkv.: Völundar-kviða. (A. II.)

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