Neyð

Old Norse Dictionary - neyð

Meaning of Old Norse word "neyð" in English.

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

neyð Old Norse word can mean:

neyð: f. need, distress, Hkr. iii. 288, Stj. 182, 213; this form is very freq. in mod. usage, esp. in hymns, Vídal., the Bible, instead of the older nauð (q. v.), e. g. Pass. 41. 1.

neyð: COMPDS: neyðarkostr, neyðarúrræði.

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

Abbreviations used:

e. g.: exempli gratia.

esp.: especially.

f.: feminine.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Vídal.: Vídalíns-Postilla.

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