Hnappr

Old Norse Dictionary - hnappr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hnappr" in English.

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

hnappr Old Norse word can mean:

hnappr
m. [cp. Engl. nape; A. S. cnæp; Germ. knopf], a button; the older form is knappr, q. v.
hnappr
COMPDS: hnappagat, hnapprasS.
hnappr
II. a bevy, cluster, esp. of birds, sheep, as fjár-hnappr.
hnappr
COMPDS: hnappsitja, Hnappafell, Hnappfellingar.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cp.
compare.
Engl.
English.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
q. v.
quod vide.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.
esp.
especially.
pr.
proper, properly.

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