Netja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Netja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 netja

1. að, to net, catch: metaph. netjaðr, netted, entangled, Fms. x. 404; allri skurðgoða villu er hann hefir yðr í netjað, i. 282; er hann nú svá í netjaðr ást hennar, Str. 24:—reflex., netjask í bandi, H. E. i. 238, Str. 9.

2 netja

2. u, f. the net-like caul of fat enclosing the stomach of animals, Lat. omentum, Stj. 250, Sks. 129, and in mod. usage.

Runic Inscription

ᚾᛁᛏᛁᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
f.
feminine.
gl
glossary.
Lat
Latin.
Lat.
Latin.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
reflex
reflexive.
reflex.
reflexive.
sing
singular.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Str.
Strengleikar. (G. II.)

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