Neinn

Old Icelandic Dictionary - neinn

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "neinn" in English.

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

neinn Old Icelandic word can mean:

neinn
pron. indef., = né einn;
neinn
1) any, following after a negation (aldrei svá, at honum væri nein raun í); ekki er þetta furða nein, it is no apparition; ekki neins staðar, not anywhere;
neinn
2) as subst. any one, anybody; ekki neitt, nothing.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛁᛁᚾᚾ

Abbreviations used:

def.
definite.
f.
feminine.
indef.
indefinite.
n.
neuter.
subst.
substantive.

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