Hneyxli

Old Norse Dictionary - hneyxli

Meaning of Old Norse word "hneyxli" in English.

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

hneyxli
or hneyxl (qs. hneyksli), n. disgrace, dishonour; metnaðr snýsk í hneyxl, 677. 7; af sekðinni getask hneyxlin, 656 B. 7; mál hvert er maðr mælir við annan mann svá at honum horfir til hneyksla, defamation, Gþl. 197 (Jb. 108 A); h. (nœyxl) ok niðran, Barl. 20:—in mod. usage = Gr. σκάνδαλον, Rom. xi. 9.

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

Abbreviations used:

Gr.
Greek.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
qs.
quasi.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
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