Nautn

Old Norse Dictionary - nautn

Meaning of Old Norse word "nautn" in English.

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

nautn Old Norse word can mean:

nautn: f. [njóta], the use of a thing; ok á sá at sækja um nautnina er hross á, Grág. i. 432; nautn á skógi, ii. 293; ef maðr neytir hross enni meiri nautn, en þat er meiri nautn …, i. 441.

nautn: 2. metaph. enjoyment; hafið ér jarðliga hluti í nautn, Greg. 32; andleg nautn, líkamleg nautn, and the like, passim in mod. usage.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

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