Náungi
Old Norse Dictionary - náungi
Meaning of Old Norse word "náungi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word náungi can mean:náungi
- náungi
- a, m. a neighbour; ef maðr kennir náunga sinn þann er upp er grafinn, N. G. L. i. 345.
- náungi
- 2. in an eccL. sense as rendering of the Gr. ὁ πλησίον, elska skalt þú náunga þinn svo sem sjálfan þig, Matth. xix. 19, Luke x. 27; hver er þá minn náungi? 29, 36, N. T., Pass., VídaL. passim.
- náungi
- II. ironic., as a fisherman’s term, the barrel containing their drink is called náungi; í þrautunum það er plagsiðr náungann að núa í krít, Snót.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛅᚢᚾᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- eccl.
- ecclesiastical.
- Gr.
- Greek.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- N. T.
- New Testament.
- Pass.
- Passiu-Sálmar.
- Vídal.
- Vídalíns-Postilla.
- Snót
- Snót, poems.