Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hnöggr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 hnöggr hnǫggr

1. adj., acc. hnoggvan, [A. S. hneaw, Engl. niggard], niggardly, stingy. Hnöggvan-baugi, a, m. niggard of rings, i. e. of money, a nickname, Fb. iii.

2 hnöggr hnǫggr

2. and hneggr, m. a flail, cudgel (= hnallr); ílla munu þeir kunna hnögginum (hnegginum, v. l.), er heiman hafa hlaupit frá kirnuaskinum, Fms. viii. 350; en Birkibeinar hljópu at þeim ok gáfu þeim hnegginn (v. l.) sem þeir vóru vanir, and gave them a sound thrashing, 405.

Orthography

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Similar Words

Runic Inscription

hnöggr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "hnöggr" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
acc.: accusative.
adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
i. e.: id est.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
neg: negative, negatively.
S.: South, Southern.
v.: vide, verb.
v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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