Negg

Old Norse Dictionary - negg

Meaning of Old Norse word "negg" in English.

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

negg: n. [it is prop. identical with Dan. neg = a sheaf of corn, which word is not otherwise found in the Norse or Icel.]:—poët. the heart, Edda (Gl.); also written hnegg, in hnegg-veröld, the heart’s abode, breast, Lex. poët.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

poët.: poetically.

prop.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

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

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