Nennir

Old Norse Dictionary - nennir

Meaning of Old Norse word "nennir"

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

nennir
m. [prob. an assimilated form, qs. neknir, see the remarks s. v. nykr]:—the popular name of the nykr (q. v.), Maurer’s Volks.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
prob.
probably.
qs.
quasi.
q. v.
quod vide.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.

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