Nös

Old Icelandic Dictionary - nös

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "nös" in English.

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

nös Old Icelandic word can mean:

nös: (gen. nasar, pl. nasar and nasir), f. nostril, esp. pl. nostrils, nose;

nös: bregða e-u fyrir nasar e-m, to put it before one’s nose;

nös: draga nasir at e-u, to snuff, smell at a thing;

nös: stinga ~um niðr, to fall upon one’s face, bite the dust;

nös: lúka ~um, to shut the nostrils, die.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᚢᛋ

Abbreviations used:

esp.: especially.

f.: feminine.

gen.: genitive.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

e-m: einhverjum.

e-u: einhverju.

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