Nauðþörf

Old Norwegian Dictionary - nauðþörf

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "nauðþörf" (or nauðþǫrf) in Norwegian.

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

nauðþörf (nauðþǫrf): nauðþörf, f. Nød, Trang; heit ek at gjaldaþér i nefndum degi þat, er þú veitirmér nú í nauðþarfir Heilag. II, 3836.

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, nauðþörf may be more accurately written as nauðþǫrf.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚿᛆᚢᚦᚦᚯᚱᚠ
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.