Hnafa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hnafa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hnafa" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

hnafa
hnafa, v. (hnóf); kun i Præt. ek hnófhöfuð af Niflungum Ghv. 12, hvor Ordet maa have Betydning af "skar" eller lig-nende, jvf gnaga.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚿᛆᚠᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

a.
accusativ.
v.
Verbum.

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