Hnöggvi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hnöggvi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 hnöggvi (hnǫggvi)

f. niggardliness, stinginess, Lex. Poët.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᚼᚾᚢᚴᚴᚢᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors

Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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