Hnappr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hnappr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hnappr" in Norwegian.

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

hnappr
hnappr, m. (nht. napf, mlat. hanappus,hanophus, gfr. hanap, henap, it. anappo,nappo DWb. VII, 348; Diez.3 I, 20;ags. hnæpf, hnæpp Bosw. I, 54650 fgg)Kop, Skaal, Trug, især saadan sombruges til deri at have den Mad, somen Person faar til sit Maaltid og hvorafhan spiser den (t. speisenapf, kochnapfDWb. VII, 37927); sunr þýborinn, efhonum er frelsi gefit frá horni oknappi dvs. saa at han ikke længere behø-ver at holde til i Stuehjørnet og dersiddende paa Hug spise af Madkoppensom han holder paa sine Knæ (istedetforat kunne sidde til Bords med Familjens fribaarne Lemmer) Frost. 10, 475 (se under horn 9); hnappar m. pl. forekom- mer som Stedsnavn i Uppstaða sókn(Romerike) DN. III, 486.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚿᛆᛕᛕᚱ
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:

fr.
fransk.
it.
italiensk.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
mlat.
Latinsk eller Mibbelalderens Sprog.
pl.
Pluralis.
s.
substantiv.

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