Fnýsa

Old Norse Dictionary - fnýsa

Meaning of Old Norse word "fnýsa" in English.

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

fnýsa: (and older form fnœsa, Fm. 18, Gkv. 1. 27; fnœstu, Þd. 5), t, [Swed. fnysa; Dan. fnyse]:—to sneeze, Lat. fremere: with dat., fnýsa eitri, to blow out poison, Fms. i. 160, Fm., Gkv., Þd. l. c.; fnýsa blóði, Hkr. i. 86 (in a verse).

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

dat.: dative.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

l. c.: loco citato.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Swed.: Swedish.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fm.: Fafnis-mál. (A. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gkv.: Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Þd.: Þórs-drápa. (A. I.)

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