Nói

Old Norse Dictionary - nói

Meaning of Old Norse word "nói"

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

nói
a, m. a small vessel, see nór: hence Nóa-tún, ship town (?), a mythical local name for the place where Njord, the god of the sea, dwelt, Gm.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Gm.
Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
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