Nautr

Old Norse Dictionary - nautr

Meaning of Old Norse word "nautr" in English.

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

nautr Old Norse word can mean:

nautr: m. [Germ. ge-nosse; from njóta], a mate, fellow; bera kvið í dóm fram með nauta sína, Grág. i. 369; bera kvið at dómi með nauta þína átta en þú sér sjálfr inn níundi, ii. 39; þjófs-nautr, a receiver of stolen goods:—in compds = Germ. genosse, a mate; mötu-nautr, a mess-mate; legu-nautr, rekkju-n., a bed-fellow; sessu-n., bekkju-n., a bench-mate; kaupu-n., a customer; föru-n., a fellow-traveller; söku-n., a transgressor; ráðu-n., a councillor.

nautr: II. a person from whom a gift is received, a donor, giver; góðr þótti mér þá nautrinn er Hákon jarl var, Fms. ii. 171; góðr er nautrinn, Ólafr konungr gaf mér hring þenna í morgin, v. 93.

nautr: 2. an object is called the nautr of the person from whom it comes, whether it be as a gift, or even as booty; sverðit konungs-nautr, the sword the king’s gift, Ld. 204; Hallfreðr var lagðr í kistu ok gripir hans með honum konungs-nautar, skikkja, hringr ok hjálmr, Fms. iii. 28; hringinn Sigvalda naut, 24: the charmed ring Andvara-nautr, Edda 75; skikkjuna Flosa-naut, Nj. 176; skikkjuna Gunnlaugs naut, Ísl. ii. 274; bauginn Brosu-naut, Gullþ. 23; glófana Agnars-nauta, id.; saxit Tuma-naut, D. I.I.)">Bs. i. 527; Gamla-n., Þórð.; törgunni Þorveigar-naut, Korm. 88; öxinni Steins-naut, Sturl. i. 63; tveir Árna-nautar, Sölmundar-n., Pétrs-nautr, D. I. i. 472; brynjuna Sigfús-naut, Sturl. iii. 234; sverðit Aðalráðs-naut, Ísl. ii. 268; Jarðhús-n., a sword taken out of a cairn, Fs.; hringsins Hákonar-nauts, Fms. ii. 171; drekinn Randvers-n. and Vandils-n., Fær. 89; blæjan Svasa-nautr, Fms. x. 207; knörrinn Sveins-naut, xi. 437; Esju-n. (a sword and kirtle), Ísl. ii. 419, 449; Hafliða-nautr, Atla-nautr; sverðit Jökuls-naut, Grett, 101.

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

Abbreviations used:

Germ.: German.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

D. I.: Diplomatarium Islandicum. (J. I.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Fær.: Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Gullþ.: Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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

Þórð.: Þórðar Saga hreðu. (D. V.)

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