Nef
Old Icelandic Dictionary - nefMeaning of Old Icelandic word "nef" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
nef Old Icelandic word can mean:
- nef
- (gen. pl. nefja), n.
- nef
- 1) the bone of the nose, nasal bone, opp. to ‘nasir’ (hann rak hnefana á nasir mér ok braut í mér nefit);
- nef
- 2) the nose (náit er ~ augum);
- nef
- 3) beak, bill (of a bird);
- nef
- 4) head, person; um alla Sváþjóð guldu menn Óðni skatt, penning fyrir ~ hvert, a penny per head.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛁᚠ
Abbreviations used:
- gen.
- genitive.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
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