Nór

Old Norse Dictionary - nór

Meaning of Old Norse word "nór" in English.

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

nór Old Norse word can mean:

nór
1. n. an inlet, sea-loch; this word is still used in Dan., and freq. in Dan. local names, e. g. Mön’s nor, Falster nor, Noret near to Danavirki in Sleswig; but it is obsolete in Icel., and not recorded in old writers.
nór
2. m., gen. nós, dat. nói, [an antiquated word, perh. akin to Lat. navis, Gr. νηυς, ναυς], a kind of ship, Edda (Gl.): a smith’s trough, Björn; brand-nór (í brand-nói), a ‘hearth-ship,’ i. e. a house, poët., Ýt.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
e. g.
exempli gratia.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
dat.
dative.
gen.
genitive.
Gr.
Greek.
i. e.
id est.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
perh.
perhaps.
poët.
poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Björn
Biörn Halldórsson.
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
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