Nauðung

Old Norse Dictionary - nauðung

Meaning of Old Norse word "nauðung"

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

Old Norse word nauðung can mean:nauðung

nauðung
f. compulsion, Fms. i. 297, H. E. i. 503, Ó. H. 243, Fs. 76; göra e-m nauðung, Bs. i. 288:—unwillingness, Sturl. iii. 95.
nauðung
COMPDS: nauðungareiðr, nauðungarkostr, nauðungarlaust, nauðungarmaðr, nauðungarsætt.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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