Stop-hnísa

Old Norse Dictionary - stop-hnísa

Meaning 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.)
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