Negla

Old Norse Dictionary - negla

Meaning of Old Norse word "negla" in English.

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

negla
d, [nagli], to nail, N. G. l. i. 111, Fbr. 133, Hom. 103, Fms. v. 224, Sks. 707, Eb. 182, Sól. 65, Fb. i. 515, passim: to stud, negldar brynjur, Vkv. 6; ey-negld, hólm-negld, island-studded, holm-studded, an epithet of the sea, Eg. (in a verse), Edda (in a verse).

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

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Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Sól.
Sólarljóð. (A. III.)
Vkv.
Völundar-kviða. (A. II.)
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