Náð

Old Icelandic Dictionary - náð

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "náð" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

náð Old Icelandic word can mean:

náð
(-ar, -ir), f.
náð
1) grace, mercy, = miskunn; tóku þér hann útlendan ok úkunnan á þínar náðir, under thy protection;
náð
2) pl. rest, peace, quietness; í náðum, in peace, quietness (S. bað hann vera þar um nóttina í náðum); ganga til náða, taka á sik náðir, to go to rest, compose oneself to rest.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛅᚦ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
pl.
plural.

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