Hneisa
Old Norse Dictionary - hneisa
Meaning of Old Norse word "hneisa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word hneisa can mean:hneisa
- hneisa
- 1. u, f., but better neisa (q. v.), see Hm. [Swed. nesa]:—shame, disgrace, Fms. viii. 20, x. 223, 346, 394, xi. 86, Ó. H. 107.
- hneisa
- COMPDS: hneisu-liga (neisuliga), adv. disgracefully, Ísl. ii. 367, Fms. vii. 20, x. 222. hneisu-ligr, adj. disgraceful, Ísl. ii. 384.
- hneisa
- 2. t, to disgrace one; niðra ok neisa e-n, Stj. 67, 248, 512, Fms. x. 256, Bs. i. 392; but hneist, 106.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚾᛁᛁᛋᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- v.
- vide.
- adj.
- adjective.
- adv.
- adverb.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hm.
- Hává-mál. (A. I.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)