Nauð-synja

Old Norse Dictionary - nauð-synja

Meaning of Old Norse word "nauð-synja"

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

Old Norse word nauð-synja can mean:nauð-synja

nauð-synja
1. u, f. = nauðsynjaváttr, N. G. L. i. 218.
nauð-synja
2. að, impers. to stand in need of; þann kost sem oss nauðsynjar, Stj. 212; kaupa þá hluti sem oss nauðsynjar, 215, Mar.; nauðsynjaðr, obliged; vera nauðsynjaðr, to be obliged, bound to, Bs. ii. 45.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
L.
Linnæus.
impers.
impersonal.
pers.
person.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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