Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hnyssa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 hnyssa

t, [hnoss], to wrap up, prop. to board; vilda ek, at þú græfir mik þá er ek em dauðr ok hnysstir svá um mik … nógliga skal ek at þér hnyssa (= Lat. te induam), … þá er heilagr faðir hafði að honum hnysst öllum-megin, Vitae Patrum (Unger); in mod. usage Icel. say, hnyssa að e-m, to wrap a person up and make him snug, e. g. of a person in bed.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

hnyssa

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

e. g.: exempli gratia.
gl: glossary.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
p.: page.
prop: properly.
prop.: properly.