Hnapp-sitja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hnapp-sitja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 hnapp-sitja

sat, to keep the sheep huddled together instead of being spread over the pasture, of a bad shepherd; þú skalt ekki h. það, því þá dettr úr því nytin, Piltr og Stúlka 9: a local name,

Runic Inscription

ᚼᚾᛅᛒᛒ-ᛋᛁᛏᛁᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

loc
local, locally.

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