Náungi

Old Norse Dictionary - náungi

Meaning of Old Norse word "náungi" in English.

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

náungi Old Norse word can mean:

náungi: a, m. a neighbour; ef maðr kennir náunga sinn þann er upp er grafinn, N. G. L. i. 345.

náungi: 2. in an eccL. sense as rendering of the Gr. ὁ πλησίον, elska skalt þú náunga þinn svo sem sjálfan þig, Matth. xix. 19, Luke x. 27; hver er þá minn náungi? 29, 36, N. T., Pass., VídaL. passim.

náungi: II. ironic., as a fisherman’s term, the barrel containing their drink is called náungi; í þrautunum það er plagsiðr náungann að núa í krít, Snót.

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

Abbreviations used:

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

eccl.: ecclesiastical.

Gr.: Greek.

l.: line.

Works & Authors cited:

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

N. T.: New Testament.

Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.

Vídal.: Vídalíns-Postilla.

Snót: Snót, poems.

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