Hnerri

Old Norse Dictionary - hnerri

Meaning of Old Norse word "hnerri" in English.

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

hnerri: a, m. (older form hnöri or hneri, with a single r, Edda. ii. 430; hneyri, Thom. 308), a sneeze, Orkn. 448. A plague is said to have set in once upon a time with sneezing, therefore when a person sneezes an Icel. says, Guð hjálpi þér! cp. Germ. helf Gott! Engl. Bless you ! see Ísl. Þjóðs. i.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Engl.: English.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Ísl. Þjóðs.: Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

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