Nauðgan

Meaning of Old Norse word "nauðgan"

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

nauðgan

f. compulsion:—ravishing.

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