Hnœfil-yrði

Old Norse Dictionary - hnœfil-yrði

Meaning of Old Norse word "hnœfil-yrði" in English.

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

hnœfil-yrði
n. pl., so spelt in Ölk. 36 C, Fms. iv. 334; but hnýfil-yrði in Sturl. i. 20:—sarcasms, taunts, gibes.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Ölk.
Ölkofra-þáttr. (D. II.)
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