Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hnippa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 hnippa

t, to poke one in the side: in the phrase, hnippa kolli hver at öðrum, to nod with the head one to another, nod significantly, Grett. 147; hnippa í e-n, to poke a person in the side, so as to wake him from a doze, hnippask, to elbow one another, Gullþ. 61, Fs. 152, 153; h. við e-n, id., Fms. vii. 243; lengi hafa vórir frændr við hnippsk, Valla L. 210.

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Runic Inscription

hnippa

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

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Common Abbreviations

id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Gullþ.: Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
Valla L.: Valla Ljóts Saga. (D. II.)

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