Hnjóskr
Old Norse Dictionary - hnjóskr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hnjóskr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hnjóskr
- m. [akin to A. S. hnysc or hnesc, Old and North. E. nesh, = soft, tender; whence prob. Engl. nice]:—touchwood, = fnjóskr (q. v.), FmS. vii. 225, v. l.; hnjósk-þurr = fnjósk-þurr: in local names, Hnjóska-dalr, m., Landn.; Hnjósk-dælir, m. pl. the men from H.; Hnjósk-dælskr, adj., Rd. 259.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚾᛁᚢᛋᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- North. E.
- Northern English.
- pl.
- plural.
- prob.
- probably.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- S.
- Saga.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Rd.
- Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)