Hnjósa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hnjósa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 hnjósa

a different word, to stumble, of a horse against a ‘hnauss’ (q. v.); hann hnýs um hverja þúfu, Snót 157; perh. akin to A. S. hnossian = tundere.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᚾᛁᚢᛋᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
perh.: perhaps.
pret.: preterite.
q. v.: quod vide.
S.: South, Southern.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Hbl.: Harbarðs-ljóð. (A. I.)
Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Snót: Snót, poems.

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