Hnúðr

Old Norse Dictionary - hnúðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hnúðr" in English.

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

hnúðr
m. [akin to hnyðja; Ulf. hnuþo = σκόλοψ], a knob, ball; borgarmenn veltu á þá steinum ok hnúðum, Róm. 277; ‘saxa et sudes’ of Sallust, B. J. ch. 57: staf-hnúðr, a knob at the end of a stick, a hump, whence hnúðr-bakaðr, adj. hump-backed.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
ch.
chapter.
f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

Róm.
Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)
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