Hnyðja

Meaning of Old Norse word "hnyðja"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

hnyðja

u, f. [hnjóða], a club, rammer used for beating and smoothing turf or stones in building.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚾᚢᚦᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements