Nauðigr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - nauðigr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "nauðigr" in English.

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

nauðigr
(acc. nauðgan), a. unwilling, reluctant (Þyri fór mjök nauðig); taka konu nauðga, to ravish, mér er e-t nauðigt, it is against any will, I do not like it.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛅᚢᚦᛁᚴᚱ

Abbreviations used:

e-t
eitthvat.
acc.
accusative.

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