Stop-hnísa
Old Norse Dictionary - stop-hnísaMeaning of Old Norse word "stop-hnísa" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- stop-hnísa
- u, f. a ‘somersault (?),’ = kollhnís, q. v.: the name of a giantess, Þd.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᚢᛒ-ᚼᚾᛁᛋᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Þd.
- Þórs-drápa. (A. I.)