Nú
Old Norse Dictionary - núMeaning of Old Norse word "nú" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
nú Old Norse word can mean:
- nú
- adv. [Ulf. nu; A. S., O. H. G., Germ., and Dan. nú; Engl. now; Germ. nun; Lat. nunc; Gr. νυν]:—now, meðan enn er nú, Hom. (St.); eggmóðan val nú mun Yggr hafa … nú knáttu Óðin sjá, Gm. 53; nú né í gær, Hðm. 2; heill þú nú, Vþm. 6; rístú nú ! Skm. 1, passim:—in a narrative, now, next, nú víkr sögunni, nú er þar til máls at taka, passim; nú er þat er, now it is to be told that, now it comes to pass, Orkn. (in a verse).
- nú
- II. as interj. nú nú, now now! nú fyrir því, at …, Mar.; nú þá, now then ! Stj. 457, 486.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᚢ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adv.
- adverb.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- Gr.
- Greek.
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
- S.
- Saga.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gm.
- Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
- Hðm.
- Hamðis-mál. (A. II.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Skm.
- Skírnis-mál. (A. I.)
- Vþm.
- Vafþrúðnis-mál. (A. I.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)