Fnasa
Old Norse Dictionary - fnasa
Meaning of Old Norse word "fnasa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fnasa
- að, [mid. H. G. phnasen], to sneeze, snort, Lat. fremere, metaph. to snort in rage, Þkv. 13, Korm. 220 (in a verse).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚾᛅᛋᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- Lat.
- Latin.
- m.
- masculine.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- mid. H. G.
- middle High German.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Korm.
- Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
- Þkv.
- Þryms-kviða. (A. I.)