Hneppa
Old Norse Dictionary - hneppa
Meaning of Old Norse word "hneppa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word hneppa can mean:hneppa
- hneppa
- 1. t, [Engl. to nip, knap], to cut short, curtail; vilja heldr hneppa við sik þann eina búninginn, to curtail oneself in dress, Hom. (St.): also, hneppa e-n undir sik, to keep one under, a wrestler’s term, Fas. iii. 353; h. í þrældóm, to keep bound in thraldom, Sks. 465:—slóðu upp og hnepptu hann út af borginni, thrust him head-foremost out, Luke iv. 29: metric. a monosyllabic end syllable is called hneppt, Edda (Ht.): part. hnepptr, crippled.
- hneppa
- 2. t, different from the last word, to button; see kneppa.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚾᛁᛒᛒᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- metric.
- metrically.
- part.
- participle.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Ht.
- Hátta-tal. (C. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)