Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Negg

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 negg

n. [it is prop. identical with Dan. neg = a sheaf of corn, which word is not otherwise found in the Norse or Icel.]:—poët. the heart, Edda (Gl.); also written hnegg, in hnegg-veröld, the heart’s abode, breast, Lex. Poët.

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Runic Inscription

negg

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
n.: neuter.
neg: negative, negatively.
p.: page.
poët.: poetical, poetically.
prop: properly.
prop.: properly.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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