Hnöggr

Old Norse Dictionary - hnöggr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hnöggr" (or hnǫggr) in English.

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

hnöggr Old Norse word can mean:

hnöggr (hnǫggr): 1. adj., acc. hnoggvan, [A. S. hneaw, Engl. niggard], niggardly, stingy. Hnöggvan-baugi, a, m. niggard of rings, i. e. of money, a nickname, Fb. iii.

hnöggr (hnǫggr): 2. and hneggr, m. a flail, cudgel (= hnallr); ílla munu þeir kunna hnögginum (hnegginum, v. l.), er heiman hafa hlaupit frá kirnuaskinum, FmS. viii. 350; en Birkibeinar hljópu at þeim ok gáfu þeim hnegginn (v. l.) sem þeir vóru vanir, and gave them a sound thrashing, 405.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hnöggr may be more accurately written as hnǫggr.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

adj.: adjective.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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