Hnjósa

Old Norse Dictionary - hnjósa

Meaning of Old Norse word "hnjósa" in English.

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

hnjósa
a different word, to stumble, of a horse against a ‘hnauss’ (q. v.); hann hnýs um hverja þúfu, Snót 157; perh. akin to A. S. hnossian = tundere.

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

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Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
perh.
perhaps.
q. v.
quod vide.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Snót
Snót, poems.
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