Nauðbeita

Old Icelandic Dictionary - nauðbeita

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "nauðbeita" in English.

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

nauðbeita
f. sailing close to the wind (leggja í nauðbeitu).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛅᚢᚦᛒᛁᛁᛏᛅ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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