Netja

Old Norse Dictionary - netja

Meaning of Old Norse word "netja" in English.

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

netja Old Norse word can mean:

netja: 1. að, to net, catch: metaph. netjaðr, netted, entangled, Fms. x. 404; allri skurðgoða villu er hann hefir yðr í netjað, i. 282; er hann nú svá í netjaðr ást hennar, Str. 24:—reflex., netjask í bandi, H. E. i. 238, Str. 9.

netja: 2. u, f. the net-like caul of fat enclosing the stomach of animals, Lat. omentum, Stj. 250, Sks. 129, and in mod. usage.

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

Abbreviations used:

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

reflex.: retlexive.

f.: feminine.

Lat.: Latin.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

Str.: Strengleikar. (G. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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