Nauðungar-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Nauðungar-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 nauðungar-maðr

m.; in the phrase, vera e-s n., to be under another person’s thumb, yield him forced obedience, Ld. 170, Fms. i. 75.

Runic Inscription

ᚾᛅᚢᛏᚢᚾᚴᛅᚱ-ᛘᛅᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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