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Njörvi

nafnorðhvorugkyn
a mythical name, iii. 706. Njörva-sund, the narrow strait (?), was the name given by the old Norsemen to the Straits of Gibraltar, passim, which were for the first time passed by a Norse ship in 1099 , see vii. 66—þat er sögn manna at Skopti hafi fyrstr Norðmanna siglt Njörvasund. The ancient route of the Scandinavians to the East in former ages was by Russia, along the rivers down to the Black Sea, the remarks fors.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
  • pr.proper, properly.
  • n.hvorugkyn (e. neuter)
  • A. D.Anno Domini.
  • cp.compare.
  • s. v.sub voce.
  • Fas.Fornaldar sögur. (C. II.)
  • Orkn.Orkneyinga saga. (E. II.)
  • Fms.Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)