Hneitir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hneitir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 Hneitir

m. [hneita, the verb], Cutter, name of the sword of St. Olave, Lex. Poët. passim, but only after St. Olave’s time; neither can the verse in Gísl. 65 have been composed before that time: a vanquisher, Þd.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᚾᛁᛁᛏᛁᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors

Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Þd.
Þórs-drápa. (A. I.)
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