Nýtr

Old Norse Dictionary - nýtr

Meaning of Old Norse word "nýtr" in English.

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

nýtr: adj. fit, usable; nýtr dúkr, Pm. 107; sagði fé til þess nýtt, at …, Ld. 318: able, Str. 68; hefir eigi nýtra dreng fundit, Fms. ii. 23; hinn nýzti maðr, Eg. 141, Ld. 162; enn nýtasti fardrengr, Fms. ii. 23: valid, þá er hvárskis görð nýt, Grág. i. 494; láttú niðr detta, engu er nýtt, ‘tis all good for nothing, Fs. 159: neut. as subst., at öngu nýtu, to no use, H. E. i. 243; þær konur er með nýtu hafa verit, who have been good for something, id.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

m.: masculine.

neut.: neuter.

subst.: substantive.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Pm.: Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)

Str.: Strengleikar. (G. II.)

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