Hnoss

Old Norse Dictionary - hnoss

Meaning of Old Norse word "hnoss" in English.

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

hnoss Old Norse word can mean:

hnoss
f. [prob. from A. S. hnossian = to hammer, as smíð from smíða], a costly thing, esp. in plur. of a lady’s ornaments, Hkr. i. 16, Edda 21, FmS. xi. 428 (hnossa-smíði), Am. 53, Gh. 6, 18, Gkv. 2. 20, HarmS. 40, Líknarb. 13, Orkn. 154 (in a verse): mythol. the goddess Hnoss, a daughter of Freyja and sister to Gersemi, Edda 21.
hnoss
II. freq. in mod. usage, but usually neuter, and used in sing. as well as in plur.; himneskt miskunar hnoss, PasS. 36. 3; = n. T. βραβειον, einn er sá sem hnossið meðtekr, 1 Cor. ix. 24; eg skunda … eptir því hnossi, Phil. iii. 14; dýrðar-h., the prize of glory.
hnoss
COMPDS: hnossfjöld, hnossgæti, hnossgætr.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
esp.
especially.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mythol.
mythology, mythologically.
n.
neuter.
plur.
plural.
prob.
probably.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
mod.
modern.
sing.
singular.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.
Atla-mál. (A. II.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gh.
Guðrúnar-hefna. (A. II.)
Gkv.
Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
N. T.
New Testament.
Pass.
Passiu-Sálmar.
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