Náungi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Náungi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 náungi

a, m. a neighbour; ef maðr kennir náunga sinn þann er upp er grafinn, N. G. L. i. 345.

2 náungi

2. in an eccl. sense as rendering of the Gr. ὁ πλησίον, elska skalt þú náunga þinn svo sem sjálfan þig, Matth. xix. 19, Luke x. 27; hver er þá minn náungi? 29, 36, N. T., Pass., Vídal. passim.

3 náungi

II. ironic., as a fisherman’s term, the barrel containing their drink is called náungi; í þrautunum það er plagsiðr náungann að núa í krít, Snót.

Runic Inscription

ᚾᛅᚢᚾᚴᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

eccl
ecclesiastical.
eccl.
ecclesiastical.
Gr.
Greek.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
N. T.
New Testament.
Pass.
Passiu-Sálmar.
Snót
Snót, poems.
Vídal.
Vídalíns-Postilla.

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