Nenninn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Nenninn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 nenninn

adj. active, striving, Sighvat, Lex. Poët., and in poët. compds; fjöl-n., marg-n., doing much good work; þrek-n., doughty.

Runic Inscription

ᚾᛁᚾᚾᛁᚾᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
ch
chapter.
n.
neuter.
poët.
poetical, poetically.

Works & Authors

Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
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