Nauma

Old Norse Dictionary - nauma

Meaning of Old Norse word "nauma" in English.

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

nauma: u, f., poët. a woman, from her tight dress (?); nála n., a needle-woman, Grett. (in a verse): hirði-n., hör-n., poët. = a woman, linen-keeper, Lex. poët.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

n.: neuter.

poët.: poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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