Njóta
Old Norse Dictionary - njótaMeaning of Old Norse word "njóta" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
njóta Old Norse word can mean:
- njóta
- pres. nýt; pret. naut, nauzt, naut, pl. nutu; subj. nyti; imperat. njót: [Ulf. niûtan and ga-niutan = ἀγρεύεν, συλλαμβάνειν, but also = ὀνίνασθαι, Philem. 20; as also nuta = ἁλιεύς, ὁ ζωγρων; it may be that net, nót (= a net) are derived from the same root, and that the primitive sense of this word was to catch, hunt, whence metaph. to use, enjoy; A. S. niotan; O. H. G. niozan; Germ. nützen, geniessen; Dan. nyde.]
- njóta
- B. To use, enjoy, with gen.; neyta eðr njóta vættis, Nj. 238, Grág. ii. 79; njóta yndis, Vsp. 63; ættir jóku, aldrs nutu, Rm. 37, FS. 39; vel keypts litar hefi ek vel notið, Hm. 107; nýtr manngi nás, 70; knáka ek þess njóta, Am. 52; njóta Guðs miskunnar, Hom. 43, O. H. l. 88; skal hann n. draums síns, he shall enjoy his dream undisturbed, Nj. 94; ef hann hefði eigi notið hans ráða ok vizku, Fb. ii. 80; njóti sá er nam, Hm. 165; njóttú ef þú namt, Sdm.; niout kubls! see kuml; njóttú heill handa, blessed be thy hands! an exclamation, Nj. 60, Gísl. 87; svá njóta ek trú minnar, at …, upon my faith! upon my word! Edda i. 130.
- njóta
- II. to derive benefit from or through the virtue of another person; Sigríðr. kona þin, er þess van at þit njótið hennar bæði nú ok síðarr, FmS. ii. 18; naut hann drottningar at því, v. 348; Egils nauztú at því föður þíns, Ísl. ii. 215; at hann mundi njóta föður sins en gjalda, Gísl. 73; heldr geldr Leifr Þrándar en nýtr frá mér, FmS. ii. 116 (see gjalda II. 2):—to get advantage from, nauztú nú þess (it saved thee, helped thee) at ek var eigi við búinn, Nj. 58; vér skulum þess n. at vér erum fleiri, 64; n. liðsmunar, to avail oneself of one’s greater strength:—n. e-s við, to receive help at one’s hands; fyrir löngu værir þú af lífi tekinn ef eigi nytir þú vár við, Fb. ii. 130; því at þér nutuð mín við, Ó. H. 136; mun ek yðar þurfa við at n. ef ek fæ rétt af, Nj. 6:—n. af e-u, to consume; naut vóru ærin nutum af stórum, Am. 92.
- njóta
- 2. imperS., þess naut mjök við í Þrándheimi (it availed much) at menn áttu þar mikil forn korn, Ó. H. 102; naut at því mest forellris, FmS. viii. 11: in the phrase, það nýtr sólar, the sun is seen; ekki nýtr þar sólar, there is little sun, Edda 40.
- njóta
- III. recipr. to enjoy one another; Þorveig seiddi til þess at þau skyldi eigi njótask mega, Korm. 54; þó höfum vit bæði breytni til þess at vit mættim njótask, Nj. 13; ok þótti fýsiligt at þau nytisk, that they should marry, O. T. 32.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛁᚢᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- imperat.
- imperative.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- n.
- neuter.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
- pl.
- plural.
- pres.
- present.
- pret.
- preterite.
- S.
- Saga.
- subj.
- subjunctive.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
- gen.
- genitive.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- v.
- vide.
- impers.
- impersonal.
- pers.
- person.
- pr.
- proper, properly.
- recipr.
- reciprocally.
Works & Authors cited:
- Am.
- Atla-mál. (A. II.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Hm.
- Hává-mál. (A. I.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- O. H. L.
- Ólafs Saga Helga Legendaria. (E. I.)
- Rm.
- Rígsmál. (A. II.)
- Sdm.
- Sigrdrífu-mál. (A. II.)
- Vsp.
- Völuspá. (A. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Korm.
- Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
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