Hnyssa

Old Norse Dictionary - hnyssa

Meaning of Old Norse word "hnyssa" in English.

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

hnyssa
t, [hnoss], to wrap up, prop. to board; vilda ek, at þú græfir mik þá er ek em dauðr ok hnysstir svá um mik … nógliga skal ek at þér hnyssa (= Lat. te induam), … þá er heilagr faðir hafði að honum hnysst öllum-megin, Vitae Patrum (Unger); in mod. usage Icel. say, hnyssa að e-m, to wrap a person up and make him snug, e. g. of a person in bed.

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

Abbreviations used:

e. g.
exempli gratia.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
mod.
modern.
prop.
proper, properly.

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