Hnöggvi
Old Norse Dictionary - hnöggvi
Meaning of Old Norse word "hnöggvi" (or hnǫggvi)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hnöggvi (hnǫggvi)
- f. niggardliness, stinginess, Lex. Poët.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hnöggvi may be more accurately written as hnǫggvi.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚾᚢᚴᚴᚢᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Lex. Poët.
- Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.