Hnósi
Old Norse Dictionary - hnósi
Meaning of Old Norse word "hnósi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hnósi
- a, m. [nosi, p. 457]; en á meðan önnur var að koma í lag hnósanum sem þær ætluðu að láta í vögguna, of an ungainly changeling swathed and put into the cradle, Ísl. Þjóðs. i. 48.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚾᚢᛋᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ísl. Þjóðs.
- Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.