Nagl
Old Norse Dictionary - nagl
Meaning of Old Norse word "nagl"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word nagl can mean:nagl
- nagl
- m., pl. negl, in mod. usage nögl, f., gen. naglar, pl. neglr. FaS. ii. 370 (paper MS.); [A. S. nagel; Engl. nail; O. H. G. nakal; Germ. nagel; Dan. negl; Lat. unguis; Gr. ὄνυξ]:—the nail, Edda 110; negl ok hár, Fms, vi. 402, Fb. ii. 375; nagl sinn, Art. 70; á nornar nagli, Sdm.; hans negl vóru svá sterkir, Bev. 20; blóð stökk undan hverjum nagli, … hann skóf nagl sinn, FaS. i. 285; þat skip er gört af nöglum dauðra manna, ef maðr deyr með úskornum nöglum, Edda 41; hár eða negl eða frauðafætr, used for witchery, n. G. l. i. 362; kart-nagl, Nj. 52.
- nagl
- COMPDS: naglsrætr, naglæta.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛅᚴᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- gen.
- genitive.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- Gr.
- Greek.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
- pl.
- plural.
- S.
- Saga.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Art.
- Artus-kappa Sögur. (G. II.)
- Bev.
- Bevus Saga. (G. II.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Sdm.
- Sigrdrífu-mál. (A. II.)