HNERRI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

HNERRI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 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.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᚾᛁᚱᚱᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
sing: singular.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Ísl. Þjóðs.: Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.
Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

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