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Where does “nauðga” come from?

nauðga (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse nauðga — to compel, to force; to ravish, violate, defile,...

nauðga (Icelandic): to rape, to violate

Definitions

  1. to rape, to violate

Ancestry of “nauðga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenauðgato compel, to force; to ravish, violate, defile,...

Words derived from “nauðga”

  • nauðgun
  • nauðgari
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