Hnósi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hnósi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 hnósi

a, m. [nosi, p. 457]; en á meðan önnur var að koma í lag hnósanum sem þær ætluðu að láta í vögguna, of an ungainly changeling swathed and put into the cradle, Ísl. Þjóðs. i. 48.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᚾᚢᛋᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
p.
page.

Works & Authors

Ísl. Þjóðs.
Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.

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