Nyt
Old Icelandic Dictionary - nytMeaning of Old Icelandic word "nyt" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
nyt Old Icelandic word can mean:
- nyt
- (pl. nytjar), f.
- nyt
- 1) milk (of sheep and cows);
- nyt
- 2) esp. pl., use, advantage; hón leyfði Vala bróður sínum nytjar í Brekkulandi, use of the land; hafa nytjar af e-u, h. nytjar e-s, to derive benefit from (engar nytjar munu menn hafa Hafliða); koma nytjum á e-t, to bring into use, make profitable (víkingar tóku fé þat allt, er þeir máttu nytjum á koma); fœra sér e-t í nyt, to make use of, avail oneself of (fœrir Sveinn konungr sér allt í ~ þat, er til virðingar mátti verða);
- nyt
- 3) pl. pleasure, enjoyment (Hrafn kvaðst engar nytjar hafa Helgu).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᚢᛏ
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- pl.
- plural.
- e-t
- eitthvat.
- e-s
- einhvers.
- e-u
- einhverju.
- esp.
- especially.
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