Níu

Old Norse Dictionary - níu

Meaning of Old Norse word "níu"

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

níu
a cardinal number, [Ulf. niun, and so in all South-Teut, languages with a final n, which has been suppressed in the Norse and Icel.; Swed. nio; Dan. ni]:—nine, passim; níu vikna fasta, beginning on Septuagesima Sunday, Rb. 504.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
f.
feminine.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
Swed.
Swedish.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
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