Guð-níðingr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Guð-níðingr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 guð-níðingr

m. a traitor to God, a renegade, Nj. 272, Fms. i. 84, viii. 308, xi. 41, 274, Fs. 173; e. g. Julian the Apostate is rendered by Julianus Guðníðingr. guðníðings-skapr, m. apostacy, Fms. iii. 89.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᚢᛏ-ᚾᛁᛏᛁᚾᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

e. g.: exempli gratia.
m.: masculine.
neg: negative, negatively.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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