Stop-hnísa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Stop-hnísa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 stop-hnísa

u, f. a ‘somersault (?),’ = kollhnís, q. v.: the name of a giantess, Þd.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛏᚢᛒ-ᚼᚾᛁᛋᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Þd.
Þórs-drápa. (A. I.)

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