Fnasa

Old Norse Dictionary - fnasa

Meaning of Old Norse word "fnasa" in English.

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

fnasa
að, [mid. H. G. phnasen], to sneeze, snort, Lat. fremere, metaph. to snort in rage, Þkv. 13, Korm. 220 (in a verse).

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

Abbreviations used:

id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
mid. H. G.
middle High German.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Korm.
Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
Þkv.
Þryms-kviða. (A. I.)
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