Níðungr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - níðungr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "níðungr" in Norwegian.

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

níðungr: níðungr, m. karrig Person, Gnier (= fé-níðingr, Folkespr. niding Aasen 536b2,sv. niding Rietz 466b7 fg, gd. niding,karrig niding se H. J. Ranchs danskeSkuespil udgivne af S. Birket SmithS. LXXII fgg og 269 fgg); hann varfélítill maðr, engi var hann níðungrkallaðr af flestum mönnum Laxd. 14(2324) jvf Kaalunds Udgave S. 344. 23,hvoraf sees, at níðungr er en falsk Læse-maade for nytjungr, se dette Ord.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚿᛁᚦᚢᚿᚵᚱ
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:

gd.: gammeldansk.

m.: Masculin.

S.: Side.

v.: Verbum.