Nauð-göngull

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Nauð-göngull

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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

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Runic Inscription

ᚾᛅᚢᛏ-ᚴᚢᚾᚴᚢᛚᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
ch
chapter.
gl
glossary.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors

Fm.
Fafnis-mál. (A. II.)

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