Nauðga

Old Norse Dictionary - nauðga

Meaning of Old Norse word "nauðga"

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

Old Norse word nauðga can mean:nauðga

nauðga
að, [nauðigr], to compel, force, 625. 71: with dat., n. e-m til e-s, nauðga mönnum til blóta, 65, Fms. i. 129, xi. 181, Nj. 134; n. e-m til sagna, Fb. 46 new Ed.:—to ravish, Lat. violare, K. Á. 214.
nauðga
II. reflex. to be compelled, Fms. xi. 432; fyrir því nauðgumk ek til, I am compelled, 580 A. 2.

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

Abbreviations used:

dat.
dative.
Lat.
Latin.
n.
neuter.
reflex.
retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
K. Á.
Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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