Definitions
Definitions
1 nauð-göngull nauð-gǫngull
adj. ‘need-going,’ helping in need, of a midwife; hverjar ‘ro þær nornir er nauðgönglar eru, ok kjósa mæðr frá mögum, who are the weird sisters, who assist and deliver mothers in childbearing? Fm.
Orthography
Orthography
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Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
nauð-göngull
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "nauð-göngull" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).