Hnissa

Old Norse Dictionary - hnissa

Meaning of Old Norse word "hnissa"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

hnissa
u, f. [cp. Gr. κνισα], steam or smell from cooking, esp. an ill flavour. hnissu-bragð, n. disflavour.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚾᛁᛋᛋᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
esp.
especially.
f.
feminine.
Gr.
Greek.
n.
neuter.

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