Nökkviðr
Old Norwegian Dictionary - nökkviðrMeaning of Old Norwegian word "nökkviðr" (or nǫkkviðr) in Norwegian.
As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:
- nökkviðr (nǫkkviðr)
- nökkviðr, adj. nøgen (lat. nudus), = nöktr(jvf nökkva; got. naqvaþs, ght. nachatGraff II, 1015, ags. naced, nacod);spurði hón hann þegar, hvárt hanngengi klæddr eða nökkviðr; frú! sagðihann, nökkviðr leyp ek Str. 3132 fg; ekvar nökkviðr (= lat. nudus) ok því falek mik Stj. 3621 jvf 24 (1 Mos. 3, 10 fg)jvf Stj. 3735; Kgs. 10812. 16. 18; neiss ernökkviðr halr Hm. 48 (49); om Sværd: Sigurðr - lagði sverð nekkvið, mækimálfán á meðal þeirra Sig. 3, 4 jvf Am.47 under nöktr.
Part of speech: adj
Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, nökkviðr may be more accurately written as nǫkkviðr.
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚿᚯᚴᚴᚠᛁᚦᚱ
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:
- adj.
- Adjectiv.
- got.
- gotisk.
- lat.
- latinsk.
- m.
- Masculin.
- s.
- substantiv.