Nautn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Nautn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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.

Runic Inscription

ᚾᛅᚢᛏᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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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