Við-nám

Old Norse Dictionary - við-nám

Meaning of Old Norse word "við-nám" in English.

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

við-nám: and viðr-nám, n. resistance, an obstacle; ekki varð v., no resistance, Sturl. i. 129 C; farit víða um heim ok fengit hvergi viðnám, Fas. ii. 210; veita viðrnám, i. 105; var þar hart viðrnám, Orkn. 354; látum Völsunga viðrnám fá, Hkv. 1. 52 (Bugge).

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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