Hnjósa
Old Norse Dictionary - hnjósa
Meaning of Old Norse word "hnjósa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hnjósa
- hnýs, hnaus; the noun hnöri or hneri (q. v.) refers to a lost pret. hnöri, analogous to fröri from frjósa, köri from kjósa; [Germ. niesen; Dan. nyse; Swed. nysa]:—to sneeze, Orkn. 448, Hbl. 26: now obsolete in Icel., see hnerra.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚾᛁᚢᛋᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Germ.
- German.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pret.
- preterite.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hbl.
- Harbarðs-ljóð. (A. I.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)