Hneisa

Old Norse Dictionary - hneisa

Meaning of Old Norse word "hneisa" in English.

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

hneisa Old Norse word can mean:

hneisa: 1. u, f., but better neisa (q. v.), see Hm. [Swed. nesa]:—shame, disgrace, Fms. viii. 20, x. 223, 346, 394, xi. 86, Ó. H. 107.

hneisa: COMPDS: hneisu-liga (neisuliga), adv. disgracefully, Ísl. ii. 367, Fms. vii. 20, x. 222. hneisu-ligr, adj. disgraceful, Ísl. ii. 384.

hneisa: 2. t, to disgrace one; niðra ok neisa e-n, Stj. 67, 248, 512, Fms. x. 256, Bs. i. 392; but hneist, 106.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

m.: masculine.

q. v.: quod vide.

Swed.: Swedish.

v.: vide.

adj.: adjective.

adv.: adverb.

l.: line.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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