Nanna

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Nanna

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 Nanna

u, f. [nenna], the name of a goddess, the wife of Balder, Edda, Ls.:—freq. in poët. circumlocutions of a woman, ól-nanna, beðjar n., bauga n., Lex. Poët.

Runic Inscription

ᚾᛅᚾᚾᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.: feminine.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
loc: local, locally.
n.: neuter.
poët.: poetical, poetically.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Ls.: Loka-senna. (A. I.)

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