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Niðjungr

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1 niðjungr

m. = niðr, a son, relative, Rm. 38, Lex. Poët.:—the name of a dwarf, from nið, f. (q. v.)
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

niðjungr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Rm.
Rígsmál. (A. II.)

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