Niðjungr

Old Norse Dictionary - niðjungr

Meaning of Old Norse word "niðjungr" in English.

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

niðjungr
m. = niðr, a son, relative, Rm. 38, Lex. Poët.:—the name of a dwarf, from nið, f. (q. v.)

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Rm.
Rígsmál. (A. II.)
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