NET

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

NET

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 NET

n., gen. pl. netja, dat. netjum, [Ulf. nati = δίκτυον; A. S. and Engl. net; Hel. neti; Germ. netz; Swed. nät]:—a net; tók hann lín ok garn ok reið á möskva svá sem net er síðan, Edda 39 (in the mythical story of the origin of the net as an invention of Loki); ef maðr hittir net í látrum sínum ok sel í, þá á hann net ok svá sel, til hinn leysir landnámi net út, N. G. L. i. 45; nú tekr maðr síld ór netjum manna, ii. 136; leggja net í á, Grág. ii. 350; hvárki net né öngla, K. Þ. K.; netja spell, damage of nets, N. G. L. ii. 136, 137; netja stæði—netlög. Boldt 134; netja veiðr, a net-haul, id.; ríða net, to make a net; drag-net, a drag-net, draw-net; lag-net, a lag-net; slag-net, a casting-net, for catching birds:—metaph., net lifrar = reticulum jecoris, Stj. 310. Exod. xxix. 13, 22.

Runic Inscription

ᚾᛁᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
ch
chapter.
dat.
dative.
Engl
English.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
gen.
genitive.
Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
gl
glossary.
gl.
glossary.
Hel.
Heliand.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
n.
neuter.
orig
original, originally.
pl.
plural.
S.
South, Southern.
Swed
Swedish.
Swed.
Swedish.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.

Works & Authors

Boldt
Boldt. (J. II.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
K. Þ. K.
Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)

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