Hnerri
Old Norse Dictionary - hnerri
Meaning of Old Norse word "hnerri"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hnerri
- a, m. (older form hnöri or hneri, with a single r, Edda. ii. 430; hneyri, Thom. 308), a sneeze, Orkn. 448. A plague is said to have set in once upon a time with sneezing, therefore when a person sneezes an Icel. says, Guð hjálpi þér! cp. Germ. helf Gott! Engl. Bless you ! see Ísl. Þjóðs. i.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚾᛁᚱᚱᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Ísl. Þjóðs.
- Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)