Niflungar

Old Norse Dictionary - niflungar

Meaning of Old Norse word "niflungar" in English.

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

niflungar: n. pl. the Niebelungen, of the Germ. tales; the older form hniflungar (q. v.) shews that the word cannot be derived from nifl; the derivation in Edda 104, 105 (from king Nefir) is fanciful, and a later invention; hodd Niflunga (hniflunga?) = Nibelungen hort, Akv.; Niflunga skattr, id.; Niflunga arfr, id., Bm.

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

Abbreviations used:

Germ.: German.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Akv.: Atla-kviða. (A. II.)

Bm.: Bjarka-mál. (A. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

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