Nótt

Old Icelandic Dictionary - nótt

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "nótt" in English.

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

nótt
(gen. nætr, pl. nætr), f. night, = nátt; at miðri ~, of miðja ~, about midnight; um nóttina, through the night, during the night; um nóttina áðr, the preceding night; í ~, tonight (eigi mun hann láta drepa Egil í ~); the last night (ek ók í ~ eptir viði); nætr ok daga, both by day and by night; nóttin helga, the holy night, Christmas night.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᚢᛏᛏ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
gen.
genitive.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

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