Nei

Old Norwegian Dictionary - nei

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "nei" in Norwegian.

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

nei: nei, nægtende Interjection (mods. já); munek þá segja já eða nei Mar. 105322;nei! kvað U., þat geri ek eigi Vatsd.47 (7832); jvf Heið. 33 (3791); Fm. X,38314 (Ágr. 1421); ekki heyrðu þeir hannnökkut nei móti segja DN. II, 25757;nú er vel, ef hann kveðr já við, þá er- -; en ef hann kveðr nei við - -,þá skal -, því at nei hans er ekki,nema hann bjóði lýrittareið Gul. 5728 fg;þvert nei dvs. bestemt, tydeligt, afgjørendeNei eller Benægtelse; Þyri setti þvertnei fyrir, at hón myndi giftast gömlumkonungi ok heiðnum Flat. I, 37212; leitatvar þessa við Þorvald or Saurbœ, okvar þar þvert nei fyrir Sturl. II, 1608.

Part of speech: nægtende Interjection

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚿᚽᛁ
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:

gr.: græft.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

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