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.)