Njáll
Old Norse Dictionary - njáll
Meaning of Old Norse word "njáll"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- njáll
- m. a pr. name [from the Gaelic], Landn.; whence Njáls-brenna, u, f. the burning of Njal, An. 1010, Nj. ch. 130, inscr.: Njáls-Saga (commonly called Njála), named in Þorst. Síðu H. Anal. 170, see List of Authors: in the sayings, vera vitr sem Njáll, to be as wise as Njal; or, Njáls bíta ráðin, a saying quoted as early as by Arngrim in 1593.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛁᛅᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- ch.
- chapter.
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pr.
- proper, properly.
Works & Authors cited:
- Anal.
- Analecta. (D. II.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Þorst. Síðu H.
- Þorsteins Saga Síðu-Hallssonar. (D. II.)