Hnípa

Old Norse Dictionary - hnípa

Meaning of Old Norse word "hnípa" in English.

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

hnípa Old Norse word can mean:

hnípa: t, [in Ulf. ganipnan = στυγνάζειν, Mark x. 22; A. S. hnipian = to bow]:—to be downcast, droop; hnípði drótt ok drúpði, people were downcast and drooping, Ód. 25: haukar þínir hnípa, FaS. i. 175; hann (the horse) hnípti í jörðina, 205; hnipaði, pret., 197, (better hnipnaði or hnípandi, part.)

hnípa: II. the part. hnipinn (sitja or vera hnipinn, to sit drooping and downcast; döpr ok h., Ísl. ii. 195, Edda 22, FmS. vi. 236 in a verse, Sól. 43) refers to a lost strong inflexion (hnípa, hneip, hnipu).

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

f.: feminine.

part.: participle.

pret.: preterite.

S.: Saga.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

l.: line.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Sól.: Sólarljóð. (A. III.)

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