Hniflungar

Old Norse Dictionary - hniflungar

Meaning of Old Norse word "hniflungar" in English.

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

hniflungar: m. pl. a mythical pr. name, = Niflungar, Germ. Niebelungen, with an aspirate in alliteration, Hkv. 1. 47, Stor., Gh. 11, Am. 45, 86.

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

Abbreviations used:

Germ.: German.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

pl.: plural.

pr.: proper, properly.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Gh.: Guðrúnar-hefna. (A. II.)

Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)

Stor.: Sona-torrek. (A. III.)

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