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usual to make when a new name was given to any one (hvat gefr þú mér at –festi?);
-frægr, a. famous, renowned;
-gipt, f. bestowing of title and rank;
-gipta (-pta, -ptr), v. to name, call.
nafni, m. namesake (finnast þeir nafnar jafnan).
nafn-kenna (-da, -dr), v. to name;
-kunnigr, a. renowned;
-ligr, a. appropriate as a name;
-toga (að), v. to name, mention, speak of.
nafra-skjóða, f. gimlet-bag;
naga (að), v. = gnaga.
nagga (að), v. = gnadda.
nagl (gen. nagls, pl. negl), m. nail.
nagli, m. nail, spike (naglar í skipi).
nagls-rœtr, f. pl. root of the nail.
nakinn, a. naked, = nøkviðr.
nakkvar, adv. somewhere.
nakkvarr, nakkverr, pron. any, = nekkverr, nökkurr).
nara (pres. nari), v. to linger.
nasa-, gen. pl. from 'nös',
-dreyri, m. bleeding at the nose;
-læti, n. pl. snuffling;
-vit, n. the sense of smell.
nas-björg, f. = nefbjörg;
-bráðr, a. hot-headed;
-raufar, f. pl. nostrils.
nauð, f. (1) need, distress; í nauðum staddr, in distress, distressed; með nauðum, with great difficulty; (2) bondage, = ánauð (seldr í nauð); (3) pl. shackles, fetters (hann vissi sér á höndum höfgar nauðir).
nauða (að), v. to rustle, = gnauða.
nauða-kostr, m. dire choice;
-mikill, a. very severe (vetr –mikill).
nauða-maðr. m. bondsman.
nauða-sætt, f. an enforced agreement (taka –sætt af jarlinum).
nauð-beita, f. sailing close to the wind (leggja í –beitu);
-beygja (-ða, -ðr), v. to force, compel, subdue;
-fölr, a. very pale.
nauðga (að), v. to compel, force, with dat. (n. mönnum til blóta).
nauð-gjald, n. forced payment;
-göngull, a. helping (women) in need (þær nornir, er nauðgönglar eru).
nauðigr (acc. nauðgan), a. unwilling, reluctant (Þyri fór mjök nauðig); taka konu nauðga, to ravish, mér er e-t nauðigt, it is against any will, I do not like it.
nauð-kván, f. unwilling wife.
nauðleyta-maðr, m. near kinsman.
nauð-leyti, n. close affinity, relationship (vera í –leytum við e-n);
-liga, adv. painfully;
-ljótr, a. hideous;
-maðr, m. husband;
-mágr, m. an enforced 'mágr';
-oka (að), v. to compel, force;
-pína (-da, -dr), v. to force by torments.
nauðr, f. necessily, need; ef mik n. um stendr, if I am in need.
nauð-reki, a. drifted by a storm;
-skilja, a. indecl. doomed to part;
-skilnaðr, m. forced parting, forced divorce;
-staddr, pp. distressed, = í nauðum staddr;
-syn (gen. –synjar, pl. –synjar), f. need, necessity (er –syn at drepa niðr illu orði); ganga –synja sinna = ganga eyrna (eyrenda) sinna;
-synja (að), v. impers., e-n –synjar, one stands in need of.
nauðsynja-erendi, n. pressing business;
-för, f. pressing journey;
-hlutir, m. pl. necessaries;
-lauss, a. unnecessary; at –lausu, without necessity (Þ. hafði at –lausu gengit á vaild Hrafns); without impediment, in case there be no lawful hindrance;
-sýsla, f. pressing business;
-verk, n. needful work (hér hefir þú mikit –verk unnit).
nauðsyn-liga, adv. necessarily;
-ligr, a. necessary.
nauðu-liga, adv. (1) in need; -liga kominn, staddr, in straits; (2) with difficulty; komast –liga undan, á brott, fá –liga forðat sér, to have a narrow escape;
-ligr, a. hard, difficult.
nauðung, f. compulsion, constraint.
nauðungar-eiðr, m. an oath taken under compulsion;
-kostr, m. compulsory terms;
-laust, adv. without compulsion;
-maðr, m., vera –maðr e-s, to be under another person's thumb;
-sætt, f. compulsory agreement (cf. 'nauðasætt').
naust, n. boat-house, boat-shed.
naut, n. neat, cattle (menn hafa þar mart nauta ok sauða).
nauta-beit, f. pasture for cattle;
-brunnr, m. well for watering cattle;
-ferill, m. cattle-track;
-fjöldi, m.,
-flokkr, m. drove of cattle;
-gæzla, f. the keeping of cattle;
-hellir, m. a

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