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.
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Old Norse Dictionary Entry
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