Nár

Old Icelandic Dictionary - nár

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "nár" in English.

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

nár
(gen. nás, pl. náir, acc. nái, dat. nám), m. corpse, deat man; fölr sem ~, pale as death; nýtr manngi nás, a corpse is good for nought; bjarga nám, to lend the last service to the dead; verða at ná, verða nár, to become a corpse.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛅᚱ

Abbreviations used:

acc.
accusative.
dat.
dative.
gen.
genitive.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

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