Nálgask

Old Norse Dictionary - nálgask

Meaning of Old Norse word "nálgask"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

nálgask
að, dep. [náligr], to approach, come near to; nálgask e-n, Gm. 53, Bs. i. 47, Fms. i. 76, vi. 390, passim; var för í sortanum ok nálgaðisk higat, vii. 163; n. til e-s, 623. 6l, Sks. 614: to come by, n. sitt góðs, Bs. i. 329: to touch, þar er hann n. ok hann man, where he touches the fact and recollects, Grág. i. 45.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛅᛚᚴᛅᛋᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

dep.
deponent.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gm.
Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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