Næma

Old Norwegian Dictionary - næma

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "næma" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

næma: næma, v. (md) 1) tage, = nema 1 (jvfnæmr); hann - næmdi í brott annarramanna konor Barl. 1374; jvf Grág. 1888under nema v. 1; ganga þeir O. okÞ. ok næmdo varning Ólafs svá góðansem fjórar merkr forngildar ok héldoum eina nótt þar til, er góðir menntaldo fyrir þeim, at Ólafr hefði þóhelzti ílla, at hann var barðr - -, þóat þeir rænti hann ekki - -; gengrtil Ólafr Asgeirsson brœðrungr ÓlafsDrengssonar, er Ólafr hafði peningafirir næmt, ok sat um Ólaf - -; okþar drap Ólafr Asgeirsson Ólaf, varOlafr Drengsson, er Ólafr hafði næmtfirir, atvistarmaðr o. s. v. DN. II,1568. 15. 18. 2) berøve en noget (e-n e-u), =nema 5 (jvf næmr 2); ek fjóra mennfjörvi næmdak (&vl rænta) Fld. II,27220 (Örv. 16010); þás (dvs. þá es) Englagram aldri næmdum (&vl aldri námum)Fld. II, 27512 (Örv. 1628).

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚿᛅᛘᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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