Níðings-nafn

Old Norse Dictionary - níðings-nafn

Meaning of Old Norse word "níðings-nafn" in English.

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

níðings-nafn
n. the name (title) of a nithing, Fms. viii. 66, v. l.; bera n., Eg. 492.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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