Hnefi
Old Norse Dictionary - hnefi
Meaning of Old Norse word "hnefi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word hnefi can mean:hnefi
- hnefi
- a, m., nefi, n. G. l. ii. 223; [Scot. neif or nieve; Dan. næve; Swed. näfve; but the word is not found in A. S. or Germ.]:—the fist, Grág. ii. 14, 133, Stj. 597; reiða hnefann, to clench the fist, Edda 36; láta hnefa skjalla e-m, 54 (in a verse); þá setti Ófeigr hnefann á borðit ok mælti, hversu mikill þykki þér hnefi sjá, Guðmundr? Lv. 67; geta til launa í hnefa e-m, Sturl. iii. 151:—a nieveful.
- hnefi
- COMPDS: hnefahögg, hnefaspjald.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚾᛁᚠᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Germ.
- German.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
- Scot.
- Scottish.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Lv.
- Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)