Nagli
Old Norse Dictionary - nagli
Meaning of Old Norse word "nagli"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word nagli can mean:nagli
- nagli
- a, m. [A. S. nægel; Engl. nail; Dan. nagle]:—a nail, spike; naglar í skipi, Skálda 192; eyri fyrir nagla hvern ok ró á, n. G. l. i. 100; hurðin brotnaði at nöglum, Ó. H. 117, passim; tré-n., járn-n., hestskó-n. (a horseshoe-nail), BS. i. 382: metaph., var-n., slá varnagla fyrir e-u, to take precaution:—a peg, þar vóru í naglar, þeir hétu regin-naglar, Eb. 10:—medic. the core of a boil, kveisu-n.
- nagli
- COMPDS: naglafar, naglafastr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛅᚴᛚᛁ
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.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- medic.
- medicine, medically.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Skálda
- Skálda. (H. I.)