Nenninn

Old Norse Dictionary - nenninn

Meaning of Old Norse word "nenninn" in English.

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

nenninn: adj. active, striving, Sighvat, Lex. poët., and in poët. compds; fjöl-n., marg-n., doing much good work; þrek-n., doughty.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

n.: neuter.

poët.: poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

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

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