Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hnjósa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 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.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

hnjósa

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

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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