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-verðr, a. northern (á -verðum himins enda);
-vindr, m. north wind.
norðar-la, -liga, adv. far to the north (sú ey liggr -liga fyrir Noregi).
norðarr, adv. compar. farther north (aldri kom hann n. en í Eyjafjörð).
norðarri, a. compar. more northerly.
norðastr, a. superl. most northerly.
norð-lendingar, m. pl. the men of the north quarter (of Iceland);
-lenzkr, a. from the north (of Iceland).
Norð-maðr, m. Northman; Norwegian (Danir ok Norðmenn).
norðr, n. the north; á n., í n., til norðrs, northwards (hélt R. konungr n. með landi); in the north (n. í Þrándheimi).
norðr-átt, f. = -ætt;
-dyrr, f. pl. northern doors;
-ferð, f. journey to the north;
-hallt, adv. in a northerly direction;
-hálfa, f. the north region, esp. Europe;
-land, n. (1) north-land, esp. the north quarter of Iceland; (2) pl., -lönd, the northern countries, esp. Scandinavia;
-ljós, n. pl. northern lights;
-sjór, m. the northern arm of the sea;
-stúka, f. the north transept of a church;
-sveitir, f. pl. the northern districts;
-vegar, m. pl. northern region;
-ætt, f. the north.
norð-rœnn, a. northerly, blowing from north (þá var á -rœnt, viz. veðr).
Noregr, m. Norway, = Norvegr.
Noregs-konungr, m. king of Norway;
-maðr, m. Norwegian.
norn (pl. -ir), f. (1) one of (three) Fates (Urðr, Verðandi, Skuld, who dwelt at the well 'Urðar-brunnr' and ruled the fate of the world); (2) one of various female beings presiding over human fortunes.
norrœna, f. (1) the Norse (Norwegian) tongue; (2) breeze from the north.
norrœna (að), to render into Norse.
norrœnn, a. Norse, Norwegian.
norrœnnu-bók, f. a book written in Norse;
-skáldskapr, m. Norse poetry.
Norvegr, m. Norway, = Noregr.
nóg, í nóg, adv. enough.
nóg-ligr, a., nógr, a. ample, abundant = gnógligr, gnógr.
nón, n. the time about three o' clock p.m. (B. kvað þá vera nær nóni dags).
nóna, f. nones, the office for the ninth hour (gekk þá konungr til nónu).
nón-heilagr, a. holy from 'nón' or three o' clock; láta -heilagt, to keep the day holy after three o' clock;
-helgr, f. none-holiness;
-hringing, f. peal of bells at nones;
-klokka, f. nones-bell;
-skeið, n. the hour of nones;
-tíðir, f. pl. the office at nones.
nót (pl. nœtr), f. pl. large net.
nótera (að), v. to note, mark.
nóti, m. (1) mark, token; (2) note (in music).
nóti, m. match, equal, = maki, líki.
nótt (gen. nætr, pl. nætr), f. night, = nátt; at miðri n., of miðja n., about midnight; um nóttina, through the night, during the night; um nóttina áðr, the preceding night; í n., tonight (eigi mun hann láta drepa Egil í n.); the last night (ek ók í n. eptir viði); nætr ok daga, both by day and by night; nóttin helga, the holy night, Christmas night.
numinn, pp. from 'nema', seized, palsied (allr numinn öðrum megin).
nunna, f. nun;
nunnu-klaustr, n.,
-setr, n. nunnery;
-vígsla, f.; taka -vígslu, to take the veil.
nú, adv. now (var-at þat nú né í gær); in a narrative, now, next (nú er þar til máls at taka).
núa (ný, nera, núinn), v. = gnúa.
nú-ligr, a. present (-ligir hlutir).
núna, adv. now, just now.
nykr (gen. -rs, pl. nykrar), m. (1) a fabulous water-being (mostly appearing in the shape of a grey horse); (2) the hippopotamus.
nyrðri, a. compar. more northerly.
nyrztr, a. superl. most northerly.
nyt (pl. nytjar), f. (1) milk (of sheep and cows); (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

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