Nauðung

Old Norse Dictionary - nauðung

Meaning of Old Norse word "nauðung" in English.

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

nauðung Old Norse word can mean:

nauðung: f. compulsion, Fms. i. 297, H. E. i. 503, Ó. H. 243, Fs. 76; göra e-m nauðung, Bs. i. 288:—unwillingness, Sturl. iii. 95.

nauðung: COMPDS: nauðungareiðr, nauðungarkostr, nauðungarlaust, nauðungarmaðr, nauðungarsætt.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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