Nest
Old Norse Dictionary - nest
Meaning of Old Norse word "nest"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- nest
- n., mod. nesti, n. [A. S. nest; Dan. niste]:—viands, provisions, Lat. viaticum; hann batt nest þeirra allt í einn bagga ok lagði á bak sér, Edda 29; ok vóru á öðrum vistir þeirra bræðra ok ætlaðar þeim til nests, Ísl. ii. 342; skal hann bera, ef hann vill, nest sitt til skips, n. G. l. i. 143; veg-nest, viaticum, Hm. 11; far-nest, q. v.: allit., með nesti og nýja skó, furnished with ‘nest’ and new shoes. nestis-lauss, adj. without nest.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛁᛋᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- allit.
- alliteration, alliterative.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- lit.
- literally.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- S.
- Saga.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Hm.
- Hává-mál. (A. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)