Hnöggr
Old Norse Dictionary - hnöggr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hnöggr" (or hnǫggr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word hnöggr can mean:hnöggr
- 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.
- 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: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hnöggr may be more accurately written as hnǫggr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚾᚢᚴᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- acc.
- accusative.
- adj.
- adjective.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- i. e.
- id est.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- S.
- Saga.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)