Hnigna

Old Norse Dictionary - hnigna

Meaning of Old Norse word "hnigna" in English.

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

hnigna
að, [hníga], to begin to sink, decline: impers., e-m hnignar, or e-m fer hnignandi, to be in a decline, Grett. 151; þóat honum væri nokkut hnignandi, though he was somewhat stricken in years, Ísl. ii. 29.

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

Abbreviations used:

impers.
impersonal.
l.
line.
pers.
person.

Works & Authors cited:

Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
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