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Zoëga's A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic


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né, adv., preceded by a negation, nor (eigi mælta ek þetta fyrir þér né honum); hvárki . . . né, neither . . . nor (hefir hvárki heyrt til hans styn né hósta); hvárgi þeirra, Önundar né Þorfinns, er jafnmenni föður míns, neither of the two, O. or Th., is my father's equal.
neðan, adv. (1) from below from beneath (veittu þeir atróðr n. eptir ánni); (2) without motion, beneath, underneath (skipit var meitt n.); fyrir n. (with acc.), below, beneath (kemr lagit í fót fyrir n. kné).
neðan-verðr, a. lower, undermost; kom annat lagit í bringuna, en annat í -verða brynjuna, in the lower part of the coat of mail.
neðar-la, -liga, adv. low down, far below (n. í jörðu).
neðarr, adv. compar. lower, farther down (nökkuru n.).
neðast, adv. superl. farthest down.
neðri, a. compar. lower, nether (á neðra stræti); it neðra, underneath (var ljóst it efra, en dimt it neðra).
nef (gen. pl. nefja), n. (1) the bone of the nose, nasal bone, opp. to 'nasir' (hann rak hnefana á nasir mér ok braut í mér nefit); (2) the nose (náit er n. augum); (3) beak, bill (of a bird); (4) head, person; um alla Sváþjóð guldu menn Óðni skatt, penning fyrir n. hvert, a penny per head.
nef-björg, f. visor;
-dreyri, m. bleeding at the nose;
-fölr, a. pale-nebbed;
-gildi, n. (1) 'nose-tax', poll-tax (payable to the king); (2) a weregild, payable to the cognates of a person, opp. to 'bauggildi'.
nefgildis-maðr, m. a cognate relative, recipient of 'nefgildi';
-skattr, m. poll-tax.
nef-gjöld, n. pl. weregild, = -gildi (2).
nefl, m. nephew.
nef-langr, a. long-nosed;
-lauss, a. noseless;
-lítill, a. small-nosed;
-ljótr, a. with an ugly nose;
-mikill, a. big-nosed.
nefna (-da, -dr), v. (1) to name (nefndu þinn föðr); n. sik, to name one's name; n. e-n á nafn, to name by name; Oddr er maðr nefndr, there is a man mentioned, of the name of Odd; (2) to mention by name, point out (nefni ek til þess Björn ok Helga); (3) to name, appoint, order (nefndi konungr nökkura menn at ganga upp á eyna); (4) a law term, to call (n. menn í dóm); to summon, cite (allir aðrir, þeir sem þannig vóru nefndir); to levy (n. lið ór heruðum); (5) refl., nefnast, to give one's name as, call oneself (hann nefndist Hrappr).
nefna, f. naming, nomination (cf. 'dómnefna').
nefnd, f. (1) a levy or contribution in men and ships (hann vill n. hafa ór hverju fylki bæði at liði ok skipum); (2) a body of daysmen or arbitrators; (3) name, designation (rare).
nefndar-dagr, m. fixed day (=nefndr dagr);
-lið, n. levied forces;
-maðr, m. a man named for the levy (-menn af Foldinni).
nefni-liga, adv. by name, expressly.
nefning (pl. -ar), f. nomination, levy.
nef-síðr, a. long-nosed;
-skorinn, pp. with cut-off nose;
-steði, m. nebbed stithy, sharp-pointed anvil.
negg, n. heart (hjarta heitir n.).
negla (-da, -dr), v. to nail, fasten or stud with nails (A. negldi saman útihurð sína); negldar brynjur, studded mail-coats.
nei, adv. no; kveða n. við e-u, to say no to; setja þvert n. fyrir e-t, to refuse flatly.
nei-kvæða (-dda, -ddr), v. to refuse (to do a thing).
neinn, pron. indef., = né einn; (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; (2) as subst. any one, anybody; ekki neitt, nothing.
neisa, f. shame, disgrace, = hneisa.
neisa (-ta, -tr), v. to put to shame (svívirðiliga neistr), = hneisa.
neiss, a. ashamed, covered with shame (n. er nøkviðr halr).
neisuligr, a. shameful, insulting (neisulig orð).
neita (að, or -tta, -tt), v. (1) to deny, refuse, absol. or with dat. (hefi



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