Njósn

Old Icelandic Dictionary - njósn

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "njósn" in English.

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

njósn Old Icelandic word can mean:

njósn
(pl. -ir), f.
njósn
1) spying, scouting, looking out (senda mann á ~, hafa menn á ~um); vera á ~, to be on the look-out;
njósn
2) news (engi ~ fór fyrir þeim); gøra e-m ~, to send one intelligence.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛁᚢᛋᚾ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
pl.
plural.
e-m
einhverjum.

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