Njósna
Old Norse Dictionary - njósna
Meaning of Old Norse word "njósna"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- njósna
- að, [Ulf. bi-niuhsian = κατασκοπειν, Gal. ii. 4; A. S. neôsian; O. H. G. and Hel. niusian]:—to espy; vil ek n. hvers ek verða víss, Eg. 374; n. hvat um hag Ástríðar mundi vera, FmS. i. 68; n. um e-t. Eg. 141; n. um hvers hann yrði víss, FmS. i. 68; n. um ferðir e-s, viii. 183, passim.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛁᚢᛋᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- f.
- feminine.
- Hel.
- Heliand.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
- S.
- Saga.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)