Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hnúfa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 hnúfa

u, f. a law term, used of a female slave who, having committed theft thrice, was to have both ears and nose cut off, and was henceforth called stúfa or hnúfa (spelt nufa), N. G. L. i. 85,—en ef hón stelr hit þriðja sinn þá skal skera af henni nef, þá heitir hón stufa ok nuva ok steli æ sem hón vill.

2 hnúfa

II. a nickname, Ölver h., one of the poets of king Harold Fairhair; cp. Lat. Naso, Silus, Silius, Eg., Landn.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

hnúfa

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "hnúfa" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
defect.: defective.
f.: feminine.
gl: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
S.: South, Southern.
απ. λεγ.: απαξ. λεγόμενον.

Works & Authors

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Gh.: Guðrúnar-hefna. (A. II.)
Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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