Nosi

Old Norse Dictionary - nosi

Meaning of Old Norse word "nosi" in English.

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

nosi
a, m. [Dan. nosse], a phallus, membrum genitale, Fb. ii. 334 (in a verse), of the phallic idol Volsi.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
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