Hnissa

Old Norse Dictionary - hnissa

Meaning of Old Norse word "hnissa" in English.

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

hnissa: u, f. [cp. Gr. κνισα], steam or smell from cooking, esp. an ill flavour. hnissu-bragð, n. disflavour.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

esp.: especially.

f.: feminine.

Gr.: Greek.

n.: neuter.