Hnipna
Old Norse Dictionary - hnipna
Meaning of Old Norse word "hnipna"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hnipna
- að, [Ulf. ga-nipnan, Mark x. 22; A. S. hnipian], to droop, despond, Gkv. 2. 5, 7, Skv. 3. 13: in Shetl. neebin is nodding drowsily.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚾᛁᛒᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- S.
- Saga.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gkv.
- Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)
- Skv.
- Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)