Nöðru-kyn

Old Norse Dictionary - nöðru-kyn

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

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

nöðru-kyn (nǫðru-kyn)
n. a generation of vipers, n. T.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

N. T.
New Testament.
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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