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Nautn

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2 definitions

1 nautn

f. [njóta], the use of a thing; ok á sá at sækja um nautnina er hross á, Grág. i. 432; nautn á skógi, ii. 293; ef maðr neytir hross enni meiri nautn, en þat er meiri nautn …, i. 441.

2 nautn

2. metaph. enjoyment; hafið ér jarðliga hluti í nautn, Greg. 32; andleg nautn, líkamleg nautn, and the like, passim in mod. usage.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

nautn

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "nautn" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Greg.
Gregory. (F. II.)

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