Fnýsa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Fnýsa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 fnýsa

(and older form fnœsa, Fm. 18, Gkv. 1. 27; fnœstu, Þd. 5), t, [Swed. fnysa; Dan. fnyse]:—to sneeze, Lat. fremere: with dat., fnýsa eitri, to blow out poison, Fms. i. 160, Fm., Gkv., Þd. l. c.; fnýsa blóði, Hkr. i. 86 (in a verse).

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚾᚢᛋᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
dat.: dative.
l.: Linnæus.
l. c.: loco citato.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fm.: Fafnis-mál. (A. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gkv.: Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)
Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Þd.: Þórs-drápa. (A. I.)

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