Náttbjörg

Old Norwegian Dictionary - náttbjörg

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "náttbjörg" (or náttbjǫrg) in Norwegian.

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

náttbjörg (náttbjǫrg)
náttbjörg, f. hvad man behøver og kanhjælpe sig med for Natten; allt skal til(nl. ómaga bjargar) virða, nema búsafleifar ok hvers dags gangvera ok slíkanáttbjörg í klædnaði þeim mönnum, erhans ómagar ero Grg. II, 2417.

Part of speech: f

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, náttbjörg may be more accurately written as náttbjǫrg.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚿᛆᛏᛏᛒᛁᚯᚱᚵ
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:

f.
Feminin.
nl.
nemlig.

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