njóla

See also: Njóla

Icelandic

Etymology

Related to nifl (“darkness”), and to the German Nebel (“fog”) (Old High German nebul) and Dutch nevel (“fog”), from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos ( > Ancient Greek νεφέλη (nephélē, “cloud, mist”), Latin nebula (“mist, fog”)).

Noun

njóla f (genitive singular njólu)

1. (poetic) night

Synonyms

• (night): nótt f

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “night”): dagur m

Derived terms

• Njóla
• njólubaugur