Nagr
Old Norse Dictionary - nagr
Meaning of Old Norse word "nagr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- nagr
- m., wrongly spelt naðr, Fms. i. 178 (in a verse), a kind of bird, a magpie (?), Edda (Gl.); sveita nagr, blóðs-nagr, the blood-hawk, raven, poët., Haustl., Ísl. ii. 349 (in a verse).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛅᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- poët.
- poetically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Haustl.
- Haustlöng. (A. I.)