Þjófs-nautr

Old Norse Dictionary - þjófs-nautr

Meaning of Old Norse word "þjófs-nautr" in English.

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

þjófs-nautr: m. an accomplice (cp. Germ. diebs-genosse, Dan. hæler), such as a receiver of stolen goods, Grág. ii. 190; ef maðr flytr þjóf yfir óduldr, þá hefir hann fyrir-gört húð sinni ok heiti þ., Gþl. 418: the saying, þjófrinn þrífst en þjófs-nautrinn aldri, the thief may thrive but the thief’s accomplice never, i. e. he is even worse than the thief himself; ílla er þá ef ek em þjófsnautr, Nj. 75.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

Germ.: German.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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