Nöðru-ætt

Old Norse Dictionary - nöðru-ætt

Meaning of Old Norse word "nöðru-ætt" (or nǫðru-ætt) in English.

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

nöðru-ætt (nǫðru-ætt)
f. = nöðrukyn, 625. 90.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, nöðru-ætt may be more accurately written as nǫðru-ætt.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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