Hnauss

Old Norse Dictionary - hnauss

Meaning of Old Norse word "hnauss"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

hnauss
m. a sod, a flag of turf, Lat. cespes; torf-hnauss, klumbu-h., snið-h.; the old true form is knauss, whence Dan. knös.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚾᛅᚢᛋᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

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